CDW Message

CDW Members and Stakeholders,

On Friday, CDW issued a statement in response to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent complaint against Boeing seeking to require that the company assemble certain aircraft in its unionized Washington State production plant rather than its non-union South Carolina plant. There has been a significant amount of press coverage on the issue, including editorials expressing outrage at the Board’s actions from the Seattle Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal. We will continue to follow the situation and keep you posted.

Also, late last week, CDW filed a motion in the NLRB case Mental Health Associates and SEIU Local 509. In the motion, we asked the Board (1) permission to file a brief (2) to allow us to May 31st to submit the brief and (3) to issue a general invitation to all interested parties to file briefs. If the Board grants the motion, we will be emailing you all a copy of the draft brief and offering you the opportunity to sign on.

The SEIU International already filed an amicus brief in the case without an invitation from the Board. SEIU International argues in its brief that the Board should reverse its long standing presumption that the work site is the best setting for a representation election - and instead institute a presumption that the election occur at a neutral site.

The work site is generally preferred as the election location as it increases voter participation and minimize workplace disruption and intimidation against employees, particularly those who refused to sign cards.

We will let you know how the Board response to our motion.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or Josh Ulman, josh@ulmanpolicy.com, with any questions.

Geoff