Lawyers for the National Labor Relations Board, the very people who make decisions that affect the way Corporate America does business, are considering filing an unfair labor practices grievance with the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
If Alice in Wonderland is listening, I hope she is not confused by this.
The grievance of the lawyers is about how the agency has handled benefits that were negotiated in their last union contract.
In particular, the lawyers are upset about cutbacks in assignments, awards, and short-term positions. In addition, some of the choice locations for assignments, such as San Francisco and New York, have been eliminated. All the cut backs are due to budget restraints. The budget of the NLRB was frozen this year, and it will be frozen next year.
If this trend continues, the NLRB might be a shadow of its former self, which would not be a bad thing for Corporate America.
