NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
#1NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 7:19pm
There was a decision today in this case in the Federal appeals court in New York, enforcing the Board's decision to require Gore to disclose information about its transfers of productions to a third party (that was not a party to the collective bargaining agreements), as required by the agreements. Gore hemmed and hawed and then refused, claiming confidentiality. The Board said nice try, and now the court has ordered the disclosures. Good.
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#2NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
Posted: 10/29/24 at 9:49am
Good. Gore and his "companies" are all disgraceful.
This whole scenario unfortunately points to a larger issue in the industry at large, but a small win is better than nothing.
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#3NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
Posted: 10/30/24 at 10:39am
Can you explain more about whatever this is? Transfer of which companies (Broadway Across America, Broadway.com?) or is this transferring the rights to a show he is listed as a producer on? Sorry, what is the problem the court is examining? As a matter of business, transferring of rights/assets to new entities is a fairly common event.
#4NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
Posted: 10/30/24 at 11:38am
Is there an article that explains the case in further detail?
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#5NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
Posted: 10/30/24 at 11:54am
Yes, an explainer on this would be helpful. I'm not sure I completely understand the issue or how it affected workers on CBAs.
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#6NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
Posted: 10/30/24 at 1:25pm
I will try to remember to upload a copy of the decision when I am at my computer. The basics are that AEA started an investigation (presumably based on some information that Gore was flipping productions from union to non-union by transferring them to other entities that they owned, i.e., not legitimate 3rd parties.) An early step in an investigation is to ask the company for certain documents related to the transfer (something AEA has a contractual right to obtain). Gore dragged its feet and eventually refused to disclose, citing "confidentiality." AEA filed a complaint with the NLRB, the Board ruled that Gore's confidentiality defense did not hold water, Gore appealed to the Federal appeals court in NYC, and the court sided with AEA and the Board. At this point, nothing more is known. Generally, I find that unions don't investigate unless they are pretty sure there is a smoking gun, and employers with nothing to hide do not hire a top line anti-union law firm to dawdle and refuse to comply with a contractual obligation on a specious ground when they have nothing to hide.
#7NLRB v. John Gore Theatrical Grp.
Posted: 10/30/24 at 1:34pm
That was the context I needed to get a better grasp on this, thank you! If Gore was indeed creating fake third parties so productions could become non-union, that would be a huge deal and Gore trying to hold up the investigation certainly indicates worry on their end. But I'm glad AEA's investigation can move forward unimpeded.
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