May 29, 2024
International Longshore and Warehouse Union affiliates asked an Alaska federal judge to nix a barge company's request for an injunction to halt the union from arbitrating over a work preservation dispute, saying federal labor law doesn't allow the company to request this injunctive relief.
May 15, 2024
A barge company urged an Alaska federal judge to stop International Longshore and Warehouse Union local affiliates from arbitrating over a work preservation dispute, telling the court that a prior arbitration award established an agreement that makes the company hire union members.
March 01, 2023
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union escaped a lawsuit by a barge company accusing two local union affiliates of threatening behavior and the international union of condoning the misconduct, with an Alaska federal judge ruling that the record lacks proof that the international actively supported the locals' actions.
December 12, 2022
Local affiliates of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have sought sanctions against a barge company for attorney fees connected with a two-year spat over an arbitration award requiring the company's use of union-represented workers, telling an Alaska federal judge that the business has stonewalled document requests.