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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 -

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

Beltway Buzz - October 2022

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/10/2022

Nomination News. With control of the U.S. Senate in 2023 up for grabs, the Biden administration continues its push to fill agency leadership positions. Late last week, the Senate confirmed attorney Lisa Gomez to run the U.S....more

SCOTUS to Consider Whether California Unconstitutionally “Takes” Private Property When It Compels Agricultural Employers to Grant...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/20/2020

When it comes to whether unions have a right to enter an employer’s premises over the employer’s objections, California’s law is the polar opposite of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the law in most other states....more

Resource Update: NLRB's Continuing Expansion of Off-Duty Access Rights

FordHarrison on 10/27/2014

Since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Republic Aviation v. NLRB almost seventy years ago, courts and the National Labor Relations Board have been weighing employers' property rights against union rights under...more

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