Court rules in union arbitration case 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 24, 2010
Tags: arbitration, collective bargaining agreement, unions
An outside party to a collective bargaining agreement can’t be sued in court for tortious interference – a mandatory arbitration clause in the contract does not apply, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a decision from the 9th Circuit.
Supreme Court considers labor contract arbitration
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 20, 2010
Tags: arbitration, collective bargaining, collective bargaining agreement, unions
What happens when a dispute arises with a party who is a not a signatory to a collective bargaining agreement? Can that outside party be sued in court for tortious interference, or does the mandatory arbitration clause in the contract still apply?
Bias remedy may supersede union seniority rules
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 8, 2009
Tags: collective bargaining agreement, unions
An employer’s grant of retroactive seniority to settle a disability suit may be enforced, even though the remedy may have been contrary to a governing collective bargaining agreement, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled.
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