by travisadmin | Mar 4, 2019 | Arbitration, Labor Law
In Economy Linen & Towel Service, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, No. 18-3369 (6th Cir. March 1, 2019), the company sought to vacate an arbitrator’s award in favor of the union on a subcontracting issue. In 2015, the company had faced a shortfall...
by travisadmin | Feb 28, 2019 | Labor Law, Retaliation and Whistle-Blowing
In Airgas v. National Relations Board, 2019 WL 762199 (6th Cir., Feb. 21, 2019), Rottinghouse, a truck driver for Airgas, had filed a grievance with the employer under the collective bargaining agreement. He alleged the written warning he received for failing to...
by travisadmin | Jan 12, 2017 | Labor Law
In United Auto Workers Union Local 1700 v. NLRB, 2016 WL 7384008 (6th Cir. Dec. 21, 2016) the Sixth Circuit overturned a decision of the National Labor Relations Board which found that the Local Union had violated its duty of fair representation to a member, Aretha...
by travisadmin | Jul 22, 2016 | Labor Law
In Caterpillar Logistics, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, 2016 WL 39026407 (6th Cir. July 19, 2016) the Sixth Circuit affirmed the Board’s order which had found Caterpillar had committed several unfair labor practices in the course of a union election. The...
