Employment Law Blog

In a very union-resistant state, one small group of workers within a large company voted to organize despite the opposition of the larger population of workers who overwhelmingly rejected the union in 2017. When the flight-readiness technicians employed at Boeing's South Carolina plant voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), it became a fight of national significance. In the latest reversal of an Obama-era precedent, a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) invalidated a petitioned-for “micro-unit” at the North Charleston Boeing plant.

On October 16, Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced a bill that would limit the use of non-compete agreements by employers. The bill, according to Senator Young, would “empower our workers and entrepreneurs so they can freely apply their talents where their skills are in greatest demand.”