Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 20, 2018, Peter B. Robb, General
Counsel for the NLRB, directed regional offices to continue
aggressively pursue temporary injunctions to stop categories of
potentially unfair labor practices
In a newly released memorandum, National Labor Relations Board
("NLRB") general counsel, Peter B. Robb
("Robb") urged regional offices to continue to pursue
Section 10(j) relief as an "important tool" for effective
enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act
("NLRA").
Section 10(j) of the NLRA authorizes the NLRB to seek temporary
injunctions in federal district courts against employers and unions
while a case is being litigated before the administrative law
judges and the Board. Robb touts that "in [his] first six
months in office, [he] sent 11 cases to the Board for 10(j)
authorization, receiving authorization to proceed" in all of
them.
