Divide, Conquer & Destroy: NLRB Region Unleashes Micro-Unit On Retailer

Divide, Conquer & Destroy: NLRB Region Unleashes Micro-Unit On Retailer
Posted by LaborUnionReport (Diary)
Monday, May 21st at 9:00PM EDT -- RS Redstate



A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board Region 2 in New York City has created a controversial and potentially awkward situation.

Apparently they are "allowing" a Union to attempt to organize some salespeople in a specific department in a store where other departments have salespeople selling different goods.

The label is a "Micro Union".

Sounds confusing but,

.... One decision, though, that the NLRB issued last year that has been discussed with little understanding by the general public (including many small businesses) is the ability for unions to now unionize “micro unions (or units).”

Simply put, the NLRB now allows small, distinct groups of employees to unionize within a workplace, even if the vast majority of employees working around the small group don’t want to unionize. Further, under the NLRB’s new, micro-union concept, it is very easy for multiple unions to now unionize multiple small distinct groups of employees.

Now, under a recent decision under the NLRB’s Region 2 in New York City, the NLRB has ruled that the shoe salespeople within a large department store are eligible to vote to unionize, despite the fact that the entire store is populated by salespeople.

In New York City, Local 1102 of the Retail, Wholesale Department Store Union has targeted the shoe salespeople on the second and fifth floors for unionization at Neiman Marcus’ Bergdorf Goodman store. While Bergdorf Goodman argued that, if there is to be a union, all salespeople should have the right to vote, the NLRB disagrees.

Link to the Story


Link to the NLRB decision


The NLRB is a Government Agency

reply to post by xuenchen


Yep, destroy.
Unions had their time, when they were helpful and necessary. I believe that time has long since past. When they only fight for people that do things like put live opossums in peoples semis and people that don't do their jobs, they are worthless.