Law360, New York (July 05, 2012, 6:49 PM ET) -- The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that Chevron Mining Inc. violated labor laws when it made changes to a bonus plan after unionized workers used their memorial days to strike, finding their actions protected by the collective bargaining agreement.
The three-judge panel found that the United Mine Workers were within their rights to use their so-called memorial days — unpaid days off scheduled at the union’s discretion — to exert economic pressure on Chevron, and that the mining...