WELCH FOODS, INC. v. GENERAL TEAMSTERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 397

  1. September 24, 2024

    Fired Welch's Factory Worker Cleared To Return To Work

    A fired Welch's factory employee can return to his job after a Pennsylvania judge upheld an arbitrator's finding that he did not commit the sexual harassment he was accused of.

  2. May 15, 2024

    Teamsters Defend Rehire Order In Dispute With Welch's

    A Welch's factory employee who was fired after being falsely accused of sexual harassment five years ago has waited long enough to be rehired, a Teamsters local argued in Pennsylvania federal court, urging a district judge to uphold an arbitrator's reinstatement order in accordance with a magistrate judge's recommendation.

  3. April 30, 2024

    Welch's Says Worker Should Stay Fired In Dispute With Union

    Welch Foods Inc. on Tuesday said a Pennsylvania magistrate judge is wrong to say the company should be forced to rehire a Teamsters-represented worker it fired for making vulgar comments to a female co-worker, saying the words the ex-employee used should be construed as sexual harassment.

  4. April 17, 2024

    Welch's Rehire Challenge Should Fail, Judge Recommends

    Welch Foods should comply with an arbitrator's order to rehire a Teamsters-represented worker fired for making vulgar comments to a female co-worker, a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge said, recommending that the district judge toss the company's challenge to the order.

  5. March 14, 2024

    Foul-Language Row Met With Fowl Metaphors In Court Showdown

    An attorney for Welch Foods hatched a flock of duck-related metaphors Thursday during an oral argument over whether a male ex-worker's vulgar comments to a female coworker amounted to sexual harassment, and if an arbitrator had been wrong to reinstate the ex-worker despite the facts before her.

  6. October 12, 2023

    Welch's Wants Win In Firing Arbitration Fight With Teamsters

    Welch Foods has urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to ax an arbitration award ordering it to rehire a male employee who made derogatory comments to a female co-worker, saying a Teamsters local has downplayed the severity of the worker's comments in its quest for court enforcement of the award.

  7. September 27, 2023

    Teamsters Unit Asks Court To Back Arb. Award In Welch Row

    A Pennsylvania federal judge should uphold an arbitrator's finding that Welch Foods wrongfully fired an employee and then falsely depicted his conduct as sexual harassment, a Teamsters local argued Wednesday, urging the judge to reject the company's argument that the arbitration award contradicts public policy.

  8. August 13, 2021

    Pa. Judge Returns Welch-Teamsters Dispute To Arbitrator

    A dispute between Welch Foods and a Teamsters local over an award that reinstated a worker the company had accused of making sexist comments must return to an arbitrator, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, saying key findings need to be clarified.

  9. February 11, 2021

    Teamsters Say Welch Foods Fight Should Return To Arbitrator

    A Teamsters local has urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to accept a magistrate judge's recommendation to send back to arbitration a dispute over an award that reinstated a Welch Foods worker who was fired for allegedly sexist comments, opposing the company's bid to fight the remand.

  10. February 08, 2021

    Welch Foods Tells Judge To Keep Arbitration Fight In Court

    Welch Foods told a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday to reject a magistrate's recommendation to send back to arbitration a dispute with a Teamsters local over an award that reinstated a worker who was fired for allegedly sexist comments, arguing the arbitrator's award shows the employee committed sexual harassment.