Joy Silk was a doctrine of the US

National Labor Relations Board The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States with responsibilities for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. Under the Natio ...

in effect from 1949 to 1966. The doctrine arose from ''Joy Silk Mills, Inc., 85 NLRB 1263'' (1949) and was replaced by the Gissel doctrine after '' NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co.'' (1969). The doctrine holds that "if a union provides evidence that a majority of workers want to unionize", the employer should voluntarily recognize the union by default unless they have "good faith doubt" regarding that evidence. Further, "if there’s an unfair labor practice, meaning the employer broke the law, then it is presumed that the workers wanted to join a union".

Jennifer Abruzzo Jennifer Ann Abruzzo is an American attorney and government official who serves as General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). She previously was Special Counsel for Strategic Initiatives for Communications Workers of America (C ...

has proposed reinstating the Joy Silk standard, which would make it easier for workers to unionize. According to law professor Risa Lieberwitz, "bringing Joy Silk back would be a doctrine that more fully respects workers' rights to unionize."Quoted in

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Joy Silk Mills, Inc., 85 NLRB 1263 (1949)
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