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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

Interview Exchange Leads to Unfair Labor Practice Claims

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/16/2024

This week, Elon Musk interviewed former President Trump on his social media platform X. During the interview, the two participants discussed their response to a hypothetical strike at Musk’s Tesla production facility. Trump...more

[Webinar] The Highs and Lows of Unions in Cannabis - January 11th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

International Cannabis Bar Association... on 12/13/2023

Please join Akerman's Cannabis and Traditional Labor Law Practices for a webinar titled "The Highs and Lows of Unions in Cannabis. Presented with the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) and Cannabis Lab -...more

Non-Union Employers Face Triple Threat: Unfair Labor Practice Charges, Unionization, and Bargaining Orders

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/20/2023

The National Labor Relations Board has released more statistics that further confirm what labor lawyers suspected: Employers are subject to more unfair labor practice charges, Employees and labor organizations are...more

NLRB Hands Unions Two Huge Victories

Bricker Graydon LLP on 9/21/2023

Are unions making a historic comeback? The United Auto Workers union is simultaneously on strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis for the first time in American history, California’s legislature passed a bill that...more

Cozen Currents: The Politics of Soul-searching

Cozen O'Connor on 9/19/2023

The Cozen Lens- • President Biden’s and former President Trump’s reactions to the United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three automakers underscores that neither political party can take the support of blue-collar...more

Supreme Court: Companies Can Sue Unions for Property Damage Caused During a Strike

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 7/13/2023

The Supreme Court came down hard on unions last month when it held that a company may bring state law tort claims against a union for property damage caused during a strike. The Court held that the federal law governing labor...more

Supreme Court Recognizes Employer Right to Damages From Unions When Certain Types of Strike Activity Results in Economic Harm –...

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/26/2023

Management-side attorneys and the businesses that they represent will be pleased with the Supreme Court’s holding in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters....more

The Supreme Court Sides with Employers on the Right to Sue Unions

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/14/2023

On June 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court held that a company could sue a union over intentional damage caused during a labor dispute. In Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Loc. Union No. 174,...more

Supreme Court Rules that Union May Be Liable for Damage Caused by Strike

Benesch on 6/13/2023

In a strikeout for organized labor, the United States Supreme Court recently held that an employer may pursue a lawsuit based on damage caused to its property by a strike. Glacier Northwest, Inc., a company which...more

US Supreme Court Says Egregious Strike Misconduct Subject to Employer State Court Damages Action

Morgan Lewis on 6/12/2023

In a recent 8-1 decision, the US Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act) does not preempt state claims against unions for intentional property damage during a strike. The decision reaffirms...more

SCOTUS Opens the Door to Increased Union Liability for Strike Damages

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/9/2023

On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered an 8-1 opinion that limits the protections available to unions for damages caused during a strike. In Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union...more

U.S. Supreme Court: Strike Does Not Protect Union from Lawsuit for Damage to Company Property

Miller Canfield on 6/7/2023

Can a union be sued by management for destroying company property during a strike? On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court answered the question in the affirmative....more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Employers Can Sue Unions for Damage-Causing Unprotected Strikes

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/6/2023

In Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174, No. 21-1449 (sl. op.), the U.S. Supreme Court revisited Garmon preemption. The Court reviewed the Washington state Supreme Court's dismissal of a...more

The Supreme Court Pours Some Concrete on the Right to Strike

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/5/2023

On June 1, 2023, in a resounding 8-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court granted employers an important victory by holding that the National Labor Relations Act and prior precedent did not preempt a state court tort...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Winter 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/17/2023

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Winter 2023 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This issue provides an overview of a host of controversial decisions...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments for January 2023

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/14/2023

1. More than 220,000 workers participated in over 300 total work stoppages in 2022, according to a Bloomberg Law report. The number of strikes is the highest recorded in 17 years. While the majority of work stoppages involved...more

SCOTUS Predictions: Will the Supreme Court Make it Easier to Hold Unions Liable for Strike Misconduct?

Fisher Phillips on 2/1/2023

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case that could make it easier for employers to sue and recover damages from labor unions that damage an employer’s property during a strike. The issue before SCOTUS in Glacier...more

Littler Lightbulb – January Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 2/1/2023

At the Supreme Court - Recovery of Damages for Property Destroyed During a Strike. On January 10, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters. At issue is...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments for November 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/12/2022

President Joe Biden signed legislation imposing a collective bargaining agreement between freight carriers and railroad unions, avoiding a nationwide strike. Congress passed the bill utilizing its authority under the Railway...more

Beltway Buzz - December 2022

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/5/2022

Congress and POTUS Act to Avert National Freight Rail Shutdown. The national freight rail dispute that the Buzz had been tracking for months has come to the end of the line. Several holdout labor unions had refused to ratify...more

The Supreme Court and Lessons from “Striketober”: What Should Employers Expect?

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 11/21/2022

A wave of labor strikes in October of 2021 led experts to dub the month “Striketober.” And this year, we saw the trend continue as companies across the nation faced a number of work stoppages through late-September and...more

New Franczek Series: Labor Updates

Franczek P.C. on 10/20/2022

As we’ve previously reported, union organizing is on the upswing and the NLRB is beginning to issue decisions that reverse Trump-era precedents that were generally more favorable to employers. This is the first in what we...more

When Picket Lines Scratch and Dent: Should Unions Be on the Hook for Property Damage Caused by Strikes?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/12/2022

In Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 174, the Washington Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a union is responsible for property damage incident to a strike. How does that issue...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments for September 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/10/2022

The National Labor Relations Board has proposed reversing the current joint-employer standard, which took effect on April 27, 2020. The new rule would revert to the Obama-era standard for determining joint-employer status...more

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