United Natural Foods, Inc. v. Teamsters

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:21-cv-00420

Court:

Indiana Northern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Labor/Mgt. Relations

Judge:

Holly A Brady

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  1. November 13, 2023

    Teamsters Unit Says Arbitrator's Decision Should Stay

    An arbitrator correctly followed the collective bargaining agreement when he ruled that United Natural Foods Inc. wasn't within its right to fire a worker and that the decision should be enforced, a Teamsters local told an Indiana federal judge.

  2. September 07, 2022

    Teamsters Can't Trim UNFI's Arbitration Suit, Judge Says

    An Indiana federal judge on Wednesday denied a Teamsters local's attempt to pare down part of a suit from United Natural Foods Inc. over the union's arbitration win in a disciplinary grievance, saying controversy exists over the application of a settlement agreement at the center of the dispute.

  3. January 04, 2022

    Teamsters Fight UNFI's Suit Over Arbitration Win

    A Teamsters local has asked an Indiana federal judge to toss part of United Natural Foods Inc.'s challenge to its arbitration win in a disciplinary grievance, saying the company has no grounds to argue that the union should have been barred from challenging the timeliness of the discipline.

  4. November 15, 2021

    Food Co. Says Union Can't Block Firing Over Noose Comment

    United Natural Foods wants an Indiana federal judge to greenlight its firing of a white employee following its determination that he claimed he'd once brought a noose to work, arguing in a new lawsuit that it was within its rights to dismiss him.