Eleventh Circuit Upholds NLRB Opinion in Florida Symphony Case

A federal appeals court upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision that a now-closed Florida symphony and orchestra violated federal labor law by prematurely declaring an impasse in union negotiations.

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a Thursday opinion denied the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus’ petition for review of a December 2024 NLRB decision. The decision found that the symphony unilaterally implemented a bargaining offer that union members had already rejected.

Evidence suggested that the union was willing to return to the bargaining table and that the company was incorrect in its assertion ...