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September 14, 2023
A United Auto Workers local told a Michigan federal judge that it does not belong as a defendant in a fired Jeep manufacturing plant employee's suit against the company, saying it can easily disprove the sole remaining claim against it.
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September 14, 2023
The former president of a New Jersey college's public safety officer union says he tried to get the school to stop retaliating against officers for using medical leave, then got pushed out of his job for using medical leave himself after a foot surgery, according to a new lawsuit.
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September 14, 2023
Men's basketball players at Dartmouth College have filed a representation election petition with the National Labor Relations Board, asking to form a union as the board's general counsel argues that college athletes are employees under federal labor law.
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September 14, 2023
Katz Banks Kumin LLP, a boutique firm known for high-profile representation of workers including Twitter whistleblowers and a staffer who brought sexual harassment claims against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has acquired the small San Francisco employment law firm Liu Peterson-Fisher LLP.
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September 13, 2023
U.S. marshals took the owners of a Wisconsin salon into custody for failing to comply with the Seventh Circuit's enforcement of a National Labor Relations Board order, the NLRB announced Wednesday.
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September 13, 2023
A National Labor Relations Board official on Wednesday set aside Workers United's election win at a Starbucks in Kansas and called for another vote, saying local officials gave the appearance of favoritism by huddling with the union to resolve a ballot distribution mistake.
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September 13, 2023
Visual effects workers at Marvel Studios voted 32-0 in favor of representation by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, a "significant milestone" for a largely nonunion corner of the entertainment industry, the union announced Wednesday.
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September 13, 2023
House lawmakers on Wednesday debated crafting a federal regulatory framework governing how autonomous commercial trucks are deployed in the U.S., as industry stakeholders pushed for concrete rules to help drive innovation and competition and safety advocates urged caution by saying the technology is "not ready for primetime."
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September 13, 2023
A Colorado firefighter and president of an International Association of Fire Fighters local accused a fire protection district in federal court this week of unlawfully terminating him for his labor activities and making false claims to justify the firing.
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September 13, 2023
After a slow start, the National Labor Relations Board's Democratic majority has gotten in gear by releasing several precedent-shifting decisions ahead of one member's recent departure and is poised to keep up the momentum following her swift return.
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September 13, 2023
A proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule aimed at protecting temporary migrant farmworkers' unionization efforts could come at a cost: making an already complex program even more challenging for employers to comply with.
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September 13, 2023
A former Philadelphia city councilman has appealed his honest services fraud convictions to the Third Circuit, claiming he was engaging in "routine and lawful conduct" when he promoted the interests of a union where he held a side job.
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September 13, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board's precedent-shifting decision that severance agreements can't bar workers from disparaging their employers is an example of "toxic politicization" at the agency, a Michigan hospital argued to the Sixth Circuit, saying the board should not have interfered with the employer's separation practices.
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September 13, 2023
A white UPS manager turned against a Black driver who gave a speech at a union protest and made it his mission to get the driver fired, a $3.1 million lawsuit in Florida federal court alleged, accusing the company of racial discrimination and retaliatory discharge.
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September 12, 2023
The Ninth Circuit should reverse a district court's order requiring Marathon Petroleum and a subsidiary to arbitrate two grievances over subcontracting, the companies argued, telling the appeals court that a project labor agreement can't make the businesses go to arbitration.
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September 12, 2023
A California federal judge sent a dispute between Kaiser Permanente and an Office and Professional Employees International Union local over the legality of a one-day sympathy strike to arbitration Tuesday, rejecting the union's claim that the fight does not qualify for arbitration.
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September 12, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board's recent decision that shifted precedent on bargaining orders backs agency prosecutors' injunction bid against a Colorado nonprofit, board attorneys told a federal magistrate judge in a case involving the employer's elimination of jobs for workers in a proposed bargaining unit.
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September 12, 2023
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a wedding website designer to turn away gay couples does not support Whole Foods' position in its fight with a group of workers disciplined for wearing Black Lives Matter insignia in 2020, two workers told a National Labor Relations Board judge.
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September 12, 2023
A recent National Labor Relations Board complaint accusing a cosmetic treatment company of having unlawful noncompete and training repayment policies is a warning to employers that could also expand the rights workers have under federal labor law, experts said.
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September 12, 2023
The California State Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would prohibit autonomous heavy-duty trucks from operating on public roads without a human operator present, delivering a big win to labor groups on a proposal autonomous-vehicle developers have decried as shortsighted.
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September 12, 2023
Amazon violated federal labor law by making a worker sign a confidentiality agreement as a condition of employment, the National Labor Relations Board's Seattle office alleged, seeking a nationwide order that the company walk back the policy and post a notice to all workers.
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September 12, 2023
The full D.C. Circuit won't review a panel's ruling that a narrow union vote at a Colorado hospital could stand, turning down the hospital's bid for the full appeals court to decide whether a nurse's signature was valid.
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September 12, 2023
For the second time this year, the unionized staff at The Legal Aid Society organized a picket in every New York borough to protest what they called a lack of pay, staggering attrition and slow negotiations.
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September 12, 2023
A retail workers union has asked a New York federal judge to toss allegations that it breached its duty of fair representation by refusing to challenge a Manhattan supermarket employee's firing after he was caught stealing on camera, saying the worker can't show the union's decision was arbitrary.
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September 11, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor asked a Georgia federal judge to vacate the results of a union officer election at an Amalgamated Transit Union local that represents Greyhound bus drivers, saying an agency investigation revealed that dozens of recently hired drivers did not get to vote.