In a surprise announcement on October 5, 2011, the NLRB
postponed the implementation date for its new notice-posting rule
by more than two months. In August 2011, the Board announced it
would require all companies covered by the National Labor Relations
Act to put up the poster by November 14, 2011. The posting, among
other things, would advise employees they have the right to join a
union. It is important to note, most private-sector employers would
be required to put up the poster regardless of whether or not any
of their employees are represented by a union. Only agricultural,
railroad, and airline employers, as well as very small employers
that conduct an insufficient volume of business, would be excluded.
In addition, employers not covered by the NLRA, such as
public-sector entities, also are not covered. Under the rule, an
employer who fails to put up the poster would be guilty of an
unfair labor practice.
