PPG Factory Unlawfully Lengthened Workers’ Hours, NLRB Finds

A paint manufacturer in Ohio violated federal labor law by changing employee schedules without bargaining with the workers’ union, the National Labor Relations Board said.

PPG Industries Ohio Inc. illegally changed shift lengths for almost every worker represented by the United Auto Workers from eight hours to 12 hours in 2021, the board’s three-member panel said in a decision issued Thursday.

The 12-hour shifts took both a mental and physical toll on the workers at the company’s Cleveland facility, the board said. PPG argued that it was forced to increase the shift lengths because of exceptional demand created by ...