Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Authorize Union Strike
Unionized workers at a Volkswagen Group of America plant in Tennessee voted to authorize a strike, weeks after the automaker walked away from bargaining.
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Edelman Ex-Controller Sues NYC Law Firm Over Firing After Stroke
Edelman & Edelman PC’s former controller says the New York personal injury law firm illegally terminated him after he suffered a stroke and falsely accused him of embezzling money.
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San Francisco Superior Court Clerks Call Off Planned Strike
San Francisco Superior Court clerks called off a strike planned Wednesday over staffing and training issues after their union reached a tentative agreement with court management.
DeSantis Aims to Block H-1B Hiring at Florida Universities
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering the state board governing public universities to stop the hiring of workers on H-1B specialty occupation visas.
DHS to End Automatic Extension of Immigrants’ Work Permits
The Trump administration is removing an automatic grace period for immigrants with pending work permit renewals, a move that will force out of the workforce many people stuck in worsening administrative backlogs.
Boeing Accelerating Efforts to Hire Replacement Workers
Boeing is accelerating efforts to hire permanent replacement workers, which will likely result in some striking employees being displaced, according to an emailed statement.
NLRB Survives Constitutional Attacks in Ninth Circuit Case
The National Labor Relations Board withstood constitutional challenges brought by an Arizona apartment management company that failed to convince a federal appeals court to overturn a board ruling that it committed unfair labor practices.
Trump’s Shutdown-Linked Layoffs Blocked by Federal Judge
A California federal judge preliminarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off federal employees during the government shutdown, taking the next step beyond a pause she put in place on the workforce cuts.
Ogletree Welcomes Back Employment Litigator Rinnan in Houston
Paul Rinnan rejoined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in its Houston office, the firm announced Monday.
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Union Busting: What Employers Can and Cannot Legally Do
High profile unionization efforts at companies like Amazon and Starbucks have drawn renewed interest in labor laws. In this video, we look at what’s legal and what isn't when a company's employees want to unionize.
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View MoreCase: Labor Arbitration/Arbitrability (Arb.)
The union’s grievance alleging that Huntington Ingalls Industries violated Article 9 of the CBA when it didn’t negotiate a new inspector classification is denied because it lacked procedural arbitrability, Arbitrator J. Maxwell Williams held. Huntington Ingalls Industries, 2025 BNA 54, Arb., FMCS No. 240827-09306, J. Williams, 7/22/25
Case: Labor Arbitration/Confidentiality Agreements (Arb.)
Arbitrator Richard Horn determined that Reinhold Electric didn’t violate the collective bargaining agreement or the NLRA when it enforced confidentiality and non-competition agreements against its employees. Reinhold Electric, Inc. , Arb., 240212-03491, R. Horn, 9/25/24
Case: Labor Arbitration/Leave (Arb.)
Arbitrator Thomas A. Pontolillo ruled that the City of Bucyrus didn’t improperly apply the provisions of various CBA articles regarding the amount of paid leave provided to police officers who worked 10-hour shifts as opposed to those who worked 8-hour shifts. City of Bucyrus, Arb., 240422-05513, T. Pontolillo, 2/5/25
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