St. Louis

The NLRB Regional Office in St. Louis, MO will be presenting an introduction to the New Representation Case Rules that will be effective April 14, 2015. We are offering sessions on two separate dates, April 7 and April 9, 2015. Each session will begin at 10 a.m. Two hours have been set aside for each session, and the presentation includes the opportunity for questions and answers. The sessions will be conducted in the Second Floor Auditorium at the Robert A. Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, Second Floor, Saint Louis, MO 63103.

On October 21, 2014, Subregion 17 approved a settlement agreement to resolve a complaint issued by the Regional Director on behalf of Michelle Emmons. Following an investigation of a charge filed by Ms. Emmons, the NLRB subregional office issued a complaint alleging that Imagine Ventures, Inc. d/b/a The Goddard School fired Ms. Emmons on May 6, 2014, because she engaged in discussions with other employees about the Company’s imposition of a wage freeze and other benefit reductions.

National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon have announced the appointment of Naomi L. Stuart as Officer in Charge of the Agency's newly-designated Subregional office in Overland Park, Kansas (Subregion 17). In her new position, Ms. Stuart will assist Daniel Hubbel, Director of the NLRB’s Region 14 in St. Louis, in enforcing the National Labor Relations Act in Kansas and Oklahoma, and in certain counties in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska.  Ms.

Come visit Region 17 at GovFest for Entrepreneurs: What Government Agencies Can Do for Your Business on November 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Central Resource Library (9785 W. 87th St, Overland Park, KS 66212). GovFest will be a highlighted event for The Kauffman Foundation's Global Entrepreneurship Week. Visit www.jocolibrary.org/govfest for more information.

An extended stay hotel that refused to negotiate with the union that represents its workers, fired its two union employees, and contracted out their work was ordered by a federal judge to offer reinstatement to the workers and recognize and bargain with their union.