August 18, 2026
A Service Employees International Union local must arbitrate a dispute over its decision to extend a union employee's probationary period by 180 days, a California federal judge has ruled, finding that the United Auto Workers local representing the worker followed the proper procedure for pursuing a grievance.
August 14, 2026
In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a hearing on respective arbitration and dismissal bids in a dispute involving a United Auto Workers local and a Service Employees International Union local. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
May 19, 2026
A Service Employees International Union local is refusing to let an arbitrator decide whether it violated a collective bargaining agreement with the union that represents the local's employees by extending a worker's probationary period by 180 days, the union said, asking a California federal judge to compel arbitration.