News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

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Auto Manufacturer Pays Over $20 Million To Settle Union Dispute

Fisher Phillips on 11/3/2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced that it negotiated a $21.6 million settlement on behalf of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to settle allegations that VIUSA, Inc. refused to hire a group...more

Executive Labor Summary - September / October 2015

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/29/2015

Back to the Past at VW Chattanooga? - On October 23, the United Auto Workers' Local 42 filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent a bargaining unit of skilled trades workers at Volkswagen's...more

Seventh Circuit Decision Drives Home Importance of Prudence in Communicating With Employees About Union Issues

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/23/2015

In AutoNation, Inc. v. NLRB, the Seventh Circuit enforced a National Labor Relations Board decision that found a car dealership to be in violation of the National Labor Relations Act for interfering with workers’ efforts to...more

Appeals Court Upholds Board Finding of Failure to Bargain over Job Relocation

Littler on 9/9/2015

The D.C. Circuit recently enforced the National Labor Relations Board’s January 3, 2012 order holding that an automotive dealership had violated Sections 8(a)(5) and 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act by failing to...more

Dealership Handbooks Remain In The NLRB's Crosshairs

Fisher Phillips on 8/6/2015

As we advised almost a year ago, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently been subjecting dealership handbooks to increased legal scrutiny. Whether or not your dealership is unionized, your employment policies...more

Volkswagen Adopts "European-Style" Labor Engagement Policy for Chattanooga . . . But Will It Stall?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/18/2014

Last week, Volkswagen Group of America announced a "Community Organization Engagement" policy that will allow labor organizations to engage in what the company calls "constructive dialogue" with the company and employees at...more

The Truth About As*holes

Cozen O'Connor on 6/12/2014

Here’s the truth: we are a litigious society. For a lot of reasons beyond the scope of this blog, a smarter workforce with ever-increasing access to information and resources continues to file employment lawsuits in record...more

A Not-So-Happy Valentine's Day for UAW and Its Continued Efforts to Feel the Love

Baker Donelson on 3/14/2014

On February 14, 2014, the results of a NLRB-conducted unionization vote by Volkswagen workers at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant were released. Plant workers voted 712-626 against representation by the United Auto Workers...more

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