Senate proposal targets NLRB ‘micro-union’ ruling 
Published: March 29, 2013
Tags: collective bargaining, micro-union, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB
A new proposal pending in the Senate would prevent funding for the implementation of a controversial ruling by the National Labor Relations Board allowing the creation of so-called “micro-unions” in the nation’s workplaces.
NFL seeks to dismiss concussion MDL
Published: September 12, 2012
Tags: collective bargaining, concussion litigation, concussions, MDL, multi-district litigation, National Football League, NFL, preemption
Hitting back in the multi-district litigation brought by current and former professional football players alleging injuries from head trauma, the National Football League has filed a motion to dismiss the suits as “labor disputes” preempted by federal law.
NLRB: Arbitration clauses cannot bar class actions
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 8, 2012
Tags: class actions, collective bargaining, mandatory arbitration, NLRB
WASHINGTON – Requiring employees to sign mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements that prevent them from collectively pursuing employment-related legal claims in any other forum violates the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled.
Workers may be paid for donning, doffing gear
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 3, 2010
Tags: collective bargaining, doffing, donning, fair labor standards act
Employees could seek payment for the time they spent donning and doffing safety gear – even though the time was non-compensatory under the terms of their union contract, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Pilots’ union settles united fliers’ suit for $44M
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 21, 2010
Tags: collective bargaining
The Air Line Pilots Association International agreed to pay $44 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of United Airlines pilots claiming the organization didn’t adequately represent their interests while the carrier’s corporate parent was in bankruptcy.
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?
High court: Union pact can mandate arbitration
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 1, 2009
Tags: arbitration, collective bargaining, employment discrimination
A clause in a collective bargaining agreement that requires arbitration of employees’ age bias claims is enforceable as a matter of federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a split decision.
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