by Mark Travis | Jul 28, 2025 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Wheeling Power Co v. Local 492 Utility Workers Union (4th Cir., No. 23-1157, 07/25/2025), Wheeling Power Company operated a power plant (the “Mitchell Plant”) whose employees were members of Local 492. A collective bargaining agreement recognized Local 492 as the...
by Mark Travis | Sep 12, 2024 | Labor Law
In Quickway Transportation v. National Labor Relations Board, Teamsters Union Local 89 (Intervenor), Sixth Circuit, Nos. 23-1780/1820 (Sept. 11, 2024), the Union had successfully organized the employees at Quickway’s Louisville, Kentucky distribution facility....
by Mark Travis | Sep 1, 2024 | Labor Law, Title VII
In Moore v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (6th Cir., No. 23-3775, 08/22/2024), the plaintiff Moore signed a Second Chance Agreement (SCA) after a positive drug test. Later, due to an insubordination charge, he signed a Last Chance Agreement (LCA) which...
by Mark Travis | Jun 26, 2023 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Advantage Veterans Services of Walterboro, LLC v. United Steel Workers (4th Cir., No. 22-1268, 06/15/2023), the employer challenged an arbitration award in favor of the union stemming from the discharge of a union-represented employee. The trial court affirmed the...
by Mark Travis | Mar 11, 2022 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Warrior Met Coal Mining LLC v. United Mine Workers of America District 20 (11th Cir., No. 21-10523, 3/4/2022), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama had vacated an arbitrator’s award which reduced a discharge to a 60-day...
by Mark Travis | Mar 1, 2022 | Labor Law
In Plumbers & Pipefitters Locals and West Virginia Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund v. Nitro Construction Services, Inc. (4th Cir., No. 20-2080, 2/23/22), the Local Unions and Nitro Construction were parties to collective bargaining agreements which...
