NLRB Bans Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings to Help Unions Mislead Workers By Jeffrey A. Risch November 15, 2024 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn On Nov. 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board outright banned mandatory captive audience meetings, holding that they constitute an automatic unfair labor practice that violates section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act.