Unions said captive audience meetings were partially responsible for losses at the Amazon location in Bessemer and the Mercedes plant.

The National Labor Relations Board announced a new ban on mandatory captive-audience meetings aimed at discouraging employees from unionizing.

The Biden administration's National Labor Relations Board issued an opinion on Wednesday that bars businesses from expressing their views on unionization to a "captive audience" of employees.

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that employers can’t force workers to listen to anti-union speeches, but a Trump board could reverse the decision.

The National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that "captive audience" meetings are illegal. Employers may not require workers to attend presentations that explain to them the company's position on whether they should not join or form unions.