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Obama’s Labor Board Rules against McDonald’s and in Favor of Unionization

by Spencer Irvine on

More on the specifics by the Free Beacon:

President Obama’s top labor arbiter dealt a blow to the franchise business model on Thursday.

The National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB, issued a decision holding national corporations accountable for the actions of subcontractors and franchises that operate under the company umbrella. The Browning Ferris v. Teamsters Local 350 decision overturned the longstanding precedent that corporations were not accountable for the labor practices of franchisees because the latter have autonomy over day-to-day operations.


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