Following recommendations by the NLRB general secretary to recognize Mac Donald’s as a joint employer of its franchisors’ employees (cf. article no. 8549), the NLRB agency that is responsible for protecting employees rights must now examine another such case this time focusing on subcontracting conditions. This case originates from a petition filed by the Teamsters labor union requesting that the responsibility for handling hiring, salary and personnel issues resides with the principal employer.
One of the local branches of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) labor union based in California is having problems negotiating employee salaries at a recycling plant near San José. Presently, a labor contractor, Leadpoint Business Services (LBS), negotiates with the union on behalf of the plant owner Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) over hiring, wages and personnel issues. The union wants BFI to be directly included in labor negotiations because it is they who hold the real power.
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