Labor Relations—Legal & Regulatory Issues 

Collective Bargaining Agreements Camden Regionalizes Police to Skirt Union Contracts, Staff Up Scranton City Workers Challenge Pay Cuts Health Care Reform: Union Employees/Collective Bargaining Agreements: When does PPACA affect collectively bargained plans? 9th Circuit: Collective Bargaining Dispute Remanded for a Jury Trial 10th Circuit: Agreement Precludes Union from Arbitrating Elimination of Positions Negotiating and Administering Collective Bargaining Agreements The Student Collective Bargaining Act Court Report 2nd Circuit: Plant Closure Plan Halted for Violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement 4th Circuit: Time Spent Donning and Doffing Protective Gear Was Not Compensable Supreme Court Sides with Union in RLA Arbitration Dispute Non-Represented Employees Want Union Benefits The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 Impact of ‘First Global Union’ Debated GM-UAW Deal Shows Benefits’ Central Role in Labor Negotiations More...  Unfair Labor Practices Palermo's Pizza Wins Some, Loses Other NLRA Claims NLRB: Costco Policy Against Defamatory Statements Violated NLRA NLRB’s Challenge of At-Will Language ‘a Terrible Stretch’ NLRB: Prohibiting Discussion of Work Investigations Unlawful Unfair Management Practices: What is an unfair labor practice by management? Unfair Labor Practices: What is an unfair labor practice by the union? Unfair Labor Practices: Refusing to Strike: What penalties can a union impose on a union member who refuses to strike? Brazil’s Slave Labor Blacklist Grows to Nearly 300 Employers Boeing, Machinists Union Reach Agreement NLRB Actively Engaged in Examining Employee Social Media Use Firing Employees for Facebook Posts Violated NLRA NLRB Returns to Traditional 'Make-Whole' Relief Rules NLRB’s Boeing Complaint Targeted Contractor Employees Had Right to Distribute Handbills at Casino NLRB: Firing Nonunion Health Care Workers for Joining Union Picketing Violated NLRA More...  Other Recent Developments High Court Asked to Review, Reverse ‘Recess Appointment’ Decision U.S. Support of Foreign Unions Criticized House Passes Bill to Suspend NLRB Activity ‘Ambush Election Rule’ Case Grinds to Halt D.C. Circuit Strikes Down President’s Recess Appointments to NLRB More...