In August of last year, I wrote that the new Republican-led NLRB would reject James Damore’s unfair labor practice charge. I argued that they would do so, not because long-standing NLRB law requires them to, but rather because the management-side attorneys that lead Republican NLRB administrations want to give management as much discretion as possible… Continue reading Trump NLRB Smashed Google Guy
Category: Labor
The Legal Situation of DNAinfo and Gothamist
A week after DNAinfo and Goathamist unionized, its owner put the two publications out of business entirely. A lot of people have contacted me to ask whether this is legal. I don’t know all the details involved, but it probably is legal. The key case here is Darlington Mfg. In that case, the NLRB had… Continue reading The Legal Situation of DNAinfo and Gothamist
You Prevent Private Coercion With Labor Market Regulation
McArdle has joined the ranks of conservatives suddenly concerned about private coercion. In a prior post, I discussed Dougherty’s entry into that discussion and so here I want to also address McArdle’s. Overall McArdle’s piece mostly mirrors the ones that came before it: mass outrage at someone’s opinions or statements can destroy their ability to… Continue reading You Prevent Private Coercion With Labor Market Regulation
You Need Rules
This piece about Google Guy from Michael Brendan Dougherty was filed a week ago, but I only now have enough time to respond to it. In the post, Dougherty vents his frustration with the argument that conservative labor market institutions are responsible for the termination of Google Guy. The argument he criticizes goes like this:… Continue reading You Need Rules
The Trump NLRB Will Smash the Google Guy
The Google Guy who wrote the memo about Google’s diversity efforts has provided great fodder for the take-makers. Was he doing free speech? Was Google doing political correctness? Can a non-government actor hurt free speech? These and other profound questions about the nature of liberalism are all at stake. Curiously enough, nearly every person’s opinion… Continue reading The Trump NLRB Will Smash the Google Guy