38 / 100 (▼ 4 pts vs. prior)
Dimension Score (/20)
Representation Activity & Disputes 11
ULP Election-Interference 14
Regulatory & Legal Shifts 7
OLMS Election-Compliance 3
MDM / Coercive Comms 3
Representation ██████████░░
ULP ███████████████
Reg/Legal ████████░░
OLMS ███░░
MDM/Comms ███░░
What the L-EIRI means
The Labor-Union Election Integrity Risk Index distills publicly verified signals that can imperil fair union votes—spikes in contested petitions, proven interference, fresh rule-changes, compliance failures, and information tactics that chill free choice. Scores range 0 (low risk) to 100 (high risk); tracking week-to-week helps unions and employers tighten controls before issues derail an election.
What moved the numbers (July 21 – 27 2025)
• Representation activity (11/20) – At least 23 new RC/RD/RM petitions were filed, including Allied Universal (29-RC-369915, 07/22) and Color Inc. decertification (14-RD-369907, 07/23)(nlrb.gov, nlrb.gov). One employer-filed RM petition (Community Health of Central Washington, 19-RM-369967, 07/23) rounded out the week’s intake(nlrb.gov). No rerun or set-aside orders were issued.
• ULP election-interference (14/20) – Roughly 38 new 8(a)(1)/(3) or 8(b)(1)(A) charges alleged coercive conduct; examples include the 8(b)(1)(A) duty-of-fair-representation charge against Teamsters District Council 2 (21-CB-369820, 07/22)(nlrb.gov).
• Regulatory & legal shifts (7/20) – The Acting GC released GC 25-08 (07/24) offering new guidance on investigating salting cases—broadly expanding remedies and potentially elevating risk in pending representation drives(nlrb.gov). No Board decisions or court rulings altered election rules this week.
• OLMS election-compliance (3/20) – No new voluntary-compliance agreements or civil actions were posted; the most recent OLMS VCA remains the AFGE Local 1006 agreement on June 16(DOL).
• MDM / coercive comms (3/20) – No verified new captive-audience or disinformation cases surfaced. The November 2024 Amazon.com precedent banning mandatory anti-union meetings continues to govern employer communications(nlrb.gov).
Risk-mitigation to-dos (next 30 days)
- Screen organizing communications – HR and union organizers should double-check meeting attendance policies to avoid captive-audience pitfalls highlighted in Amazon.com.
- Review “salting” exposure – With GC 25-08 in force, update supervisor training and documentation protocols before interviewing applicants.
- Proactive voter-list hygiene – Even absent new OLMS actions, unions should reconcile member addresses now to pre-empt mailing-list violations noted in recent VCAs.
Compiled from NLRB case pages (representation & ULP filings), GC memos (07/24/25), and OLMS enforcement postings. All figures reflect public data filed between July 21 and July 27 2025.