The federal labor board hinted Sept. 30 that it may soon change the legal test for determining when a “wildcat” strike—work stoppages that haven’t been approved by the striking employees’ union—is illegal.
The suggestion came via a footnote in an opinion dismissing allegations that 86 workers at a Coca-Cola bottler in Puerto Rico were unlawfully suspended or fired for participating in a wildcat strike.
Although the National Labor Relations Board’s authority applies only in the private sector, new precedent or rulemaking that curtails union members’ ability to hold a lawful wildcat strike could have significant impact, given the recent and ...
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