Labor Management Relations

Overview

At Faegre Drinker, we counsel employers in managing union and nonunion workforces. Our experienced management-side lawyers and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alumni design strategies for unionized and nonunionized employers. We help nonunion employers to contain potential labor disruption, defeat union organizing drives and cultivate positive work environments in which employees feel less compelled to consider union organizing. We assist unionized employers in collective bargaining and contract administration ─ maximizing their ability to operate their business even if a collective bargaining agreement is in place. In addition, we counsel on policy development; protected concerted activity, solicitation and distribution; hand billing, picketing and strike activity; persuader reporting obligations; and management training. Finally, we advise on risk management and compliance matters when companies buy, sell or consolidate unionized facilities and businesses, and we frequently appear before local and federal courts and the NLRB, in labor-relations lawsuits, charges, arbitration hearings and other administrative proceedings nationwide.

Insights & Events

Insights
最新 October 2025

Site Selection and Incentives for Data Centers — Navigating New Opposition and Legislative Challenges

Early Engagement With Local Officials, Community Groups and Organized Labor Can Be Crucial
4 min read
最新 September 2025

The Employment Rights Bill: Key Changes and Implementation Timeline

Introduces Sweeping Changes to the UK Employment Landscape
8 min read
媒体报道 August 2025

Ryan Funk Discusses NLRB Deferral Memo with Law360

1 min read
媒体报道 July 2025

Matt Fontana Discusses NLRB Shake-Up and Legal Implications With Law360

1 min read
最新 May 2025

Gov. Polis Vetoes Colorado Legislature’s Attempt to Repeal Modified Right-to-Work Law

Legislators Indicated the Bill Will Be Reintroduced in the Next Session
4 min read
最新 March 2025

Bipartisan Push for Speedier Labor Agreements: Senators Unveil the Faster Labor Contracts Act

Also: Sen. Hawley’s Pro-Worker Framework and Reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act
5 min read
最新 February 2025

Updates From the Acting General Counsel and the Quorum-less National Labor Relations Board

Recent Leadership Changes Spark Significant Policy Shifts
4 min read
发表文章 February 2025

Will 2025 Be the Year New York Finally Regulates Noncompete Agreements?

New York Law Journal
1 min read
最新 January 2025

President Trump Removes NLRB General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, and Member, Gwynne Wilcox

3 min read
媒体报道 January 2025

Ryan Funk Highlights Potential Changes to NLRB Under Second Trump Administration for Bloomberg Law

1 min read