Phew.

The National Labor Relations Board has now affirmed its position that AFL-CIO disaffiliation does not affect representation status. (Say what?) Employers have been refusing to bargain with CTW unions on the basis that the disaffiliation of these unions from the AFL raises a question of fact about whether the union was the one designated by the employees to be their representative. Total bullshit but it ties 'em at the Board for another two years. In New York Rehabilitation Care Management, LLC (29-CA-26678, January 31, 2006), the Board refused to reconsider an earlier finding that the employer had unlawfully refused to bargain with SEIU 1199, and affirmed Laurel Baye Healthcare of Lake Lanier LLC, 346 NLRB No 15. In that case, the Board found that the UFCW's disaffiliation, standing alone, did not raise a question about the genuine identity of the employees' chosen labor organization.