by Mark Travis | Feb 2, 2022 | Labor Law
In American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, D.C. Cir., No. 20-1938 (1/28/22) the petitioner Union challenged a 2020 Policy Statement of the Federal Labor Relations Authority that announced for the first time that zipper clauses...
by Mark Travis | Feb 2, 2022 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Johnson Controls Security Solutions, LLC v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 103, No. 21-1460, 2022 WL 262963 (1st Cir. 1/28/22), the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s declaratory judgment in favor of Johnson...
by Mark Travis | Jan 24, 2022 | Arbitration, Labor Law
Last week, an arbitrator ruled that former University of Connecticut head basketball coach Kevin Ollie was wrongfully terminated from his job in 2018 and awarded over $11 million in damages. The case is interesting for a number of reasons. First, the arbitrator who...
by Mark Travis | Dec 1, 2021 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In PG Publishing Inc. v. Newspaper Guild-CWA (3rd Cir., No. 20-3475, 11/30/21), the company and union arbitrated a grievance over pension fund contributions by the company. In order to meet pension fund guidelines, the arbitrator issued a 5-paragraph “Arbitration...
by Mark Travis | Nov 30, 2021 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC v. United Steelworkers (4th Cir., No. 20-1759, 11/29/21), the employer Constellium sought to vacate an arbitrator’s award in favor of the union. In the underlying arbitration, the union had contested the employer’s...
by Mark Travis | Jul 6, 2021 | Labor Law
In Adamo Demolition Company v. International Union of Operating Engineers (6th Cir., No. 20-1163, 07/02/2021), the Company sued the Union and its president for various tort claims arising out of a dispute over staffing one of the Company’s projects. The trial...
