According to the Wall Street Journal, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed down a new joint-employer standard that completely alters U.S. labor law and overturns numerous business relationships. The board’s Democratic majority emphasizes that disregarding thirty years of legal precedent is essential “to encourage the practice and procedure of collective …show more content…
Labor relations are defined as the activities managers engage in to ensure they have effective working relationships with the labor unions that represent their employees’ interests. These labor unions participate in collective bargaining. Collective bargaining is defined as negotiation between labor and management to resolve conflicts and disputes about issues such as working hours, wages, benefits, working conditions, and job security. The article explains that the new ruling was necessary to encourage the use of collective bargaining. And while labor unions are celebrating this decision, it has the potential to damage diverse industries throughout the entire