Recent News
Our firm is dedicated to providing legal updates in the realm of labor law. Our most recent updates can be found below.
The Year of the Strike
The AFL-CIO branded October as “Striketober” to recognize the uptick in strike activity around the country. According to the Cornell University ILR Labor Action Tracker, more than 170 strikes have occurred so far this year, making 2021 one of the most...
Bargaining Over Vaccine Mandates
While the country continues to deal with COVID-19 and its variants, unions have had to consider the question of vaccine mandates in the workplace. Our review of statutes and case law has made clear that employers must bargain when implementing a vaccine mandate. What...
Knowledge is Power
Knowledge is power. The more information concerning employer operations a Union can marshal, the more effective it will be in representing its members. Fortunately, under the NLRA, employers have a legal duty to provide the Union with information relevant to its...
The Social Contract
People who work as Union representatives are familiar with various types of contracts. The staple is the collective bargaining agreement. We also have participation agreements for the various union benefit plans. An individual who signs up for membership in the Union...
Transition for the NLRB
We have had the unfortunate task in the past few years of describing how the Republican members of the National Labor Relations Board, who were appointed by the last administration, have advanced the Chamber of Commerce’s anti-labor agenda. For example, the Board has...