Kurt Larkin Media Coverage on UPS Freight v. NRLB

Kurt Larkin’s remarks from the DC Circuit arguments in UPS Freight v. NRLB were featured in multiple news outlets. Kurt told the court that a speedy union election ordered by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board was unfair. The NLRB director ordered a “quickie” election by UPS Freight employees to decide whether to unionize. The rule allowing such elections “values speed at all costs,” Kurt said. “The only goal is to get the election done as quickly as possible—rushing through the process and denying the employer a fair shake.” He also said that the regional director’s decision to order a mail ballot meant that the company had to cut off its arguments to employees prematurely. “I subscribe to the notion that there’s nothing like a good, old-fashioned, face-to-face conversation,” he argued.

Read DC Circuit Weighs ‘Quickie’ Election Rule in UPS Union Dispute, American Lawyer Litigation Daily, March 21, 2019.

Read UPS Challenge to Union Election Weighed in DC Cir., Bloomberg, March 21, 2019. (Subscription).

Read DC Circ. Prods UPS Unit On Grievance Against Union Vote, Law360, March 21, 2019. (Subscription).