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Husch Blackwell LLP

ILA Labor Agreement Set to Expire, Strike Looms

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On September 30, 2024, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) labor agreement with U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast port operators ends. With negotiations over the summer unsuccessful, the possibility of a strike...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Just When You Thought You Were All Zippered Up . . .The NLRB Issues a New Decision on Zipper Clauses

If you are gearing up for union negotiations in 2024, do not miss the opportunity to review current and past practices that may not have been incorporated into expiring collective bargaining agreements.  Trust me, it will be...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

AI Concerns of WGA and SAG-AFTRA: What Is Allowed?

The rise of the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to produce original written material has left authors and writers across industries feeling threatened. This was one major factor that led to the Writers Guild...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The Art of the Deal: Writers’ and Actors’ Strikes Will Provide Lessons for All

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In the 1980 sequel to Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back, the Imperial fleet of the Evil Empire, ruled by Darth Vader, attacks the Rebels and heroes of Star Wars: Han Solo, Leia, Chewbacca, C3PO and crew. In the end, the...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] Intensive Labor Negotiations Academy (K-12 Education) - January 21st, Columbus, OH

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Please join BASA and Bricker & Eckler for the 2022 Intensive Labor Negotiations Academy....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Tipping the Scales: New York Reduces the UI Waiting Period for Striking Workers

Employers in New York, the second-most unionized state in the country, have lost another key point of leverage in collective bargaining. Effective February 6, 2020, Senate Bill 7310 reduces the amount of time striking...more

Genova Burns LLC

New Jersey Supreme Court Says Salary Step Increments are Negotiable, but Avoids Dynamic Status Quo Issue

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In a highly anticipated decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the issue of salary step increments is a mandatorily negotiable term and condition of employment. However, the Court did not decide whether New Jersey’s...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Novel Theory Related To Violation Of Bargaining “Ground Rules” Fails (Fortunately)

When an employer and a union sit down to bargain they often agree to ground rules for how negotiations are to be conducted. A common ground rule, for example, is for the parties to agree to address “non-economic” items before...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Court Upholds ULP Finding Against Employer Despite Union “Gamesmanship”

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An employer that withdraws recognition from a union as the exclusive bargaining agent of its employees does so, as the Board and Courts say, “at its peril.” It’s a risky move, one that requires objective evidence that a union...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

UAW Continues to Use Strike Threat as a Powerful Negotiating Tool

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In an effort to keep the momentum in its favor, the UAW gave GM a strike deadline of Sunday, October 25, 2015, at 11:59 p.m., to reach a tentative agreement. The UAW’s strategy appears to have worked as the parties reached a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Let’s Get Ready to Rumble

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The summer of 2015 should be very interesting for the Big 3 and suppliers alike. The collective bargaining agreements for the Big 3 will expire on September 14, 2015. Initial negotiations with the UAW are scheduled to...more

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What Are The Risks When An Employer Negotiates Its Own Union Contract?

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Business owners and managers, elected public officials and administrators, and even sports teams' owners and general managers usually have more to lose than to gain by negotiating their organizations' union contracts....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Court Upholds Management Deal with Union on Hotel Operations

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In an important decision upholding the right of hotels to make pragmatic agreements with unions on hotel operations, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a claim brought by banquet...more

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