On December 27, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board enforced a decades old policy that a union’s unqualified threat to picket a neutral employer at a “common situs” a/k/a a construction site is a violation of the National Labor Relations
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Federal Court Awards $1.2 Million Against Teamsters for Illegal Picketing
A Minnesota federal court recently entered summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff and against a Teamsters local and entered judgment in the amount against for $1,238,315 for the Teamsters’ illegal picketing of plaintiff’s facility.
In the case, Sysco Minnesota,…
Addressing the Defective Stucco Crisis
I received several emails regarding the expose by Caitlin McCabe and Erin Arvedlund in the Philadelphia Inquirer titled “Rotting Within.” The story outlines the epidemic of defective stucco and other “building envelope” issues in Southeastern Pennsylvania that is…
Negotiating Project Labor Agreements: Key Terms for Managing Costs, Limiting Risks
I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live webinar, “Negotiating Project Labor Agreements: Key Terms for Managing Costs, Limiting Risks” scheduled for Thursday, November 29, 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. Because of your affiliation…
CAPSA Changes Now in Effect
Back in June, I posted about changes coming to the Pennsylvania Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (CAPSA), 73 P.S. Section 501, et. seq. The Act applies to virtually all private construction projects in Pennsylvania. As of last week (Oct. 10),…
Union Handbilling: When, Where, and Why it is Legal
A few days ago, IBEW Local 98 began began protesting a restaurant owned by professional football player Jahri Evans. The organizers are accusing Evans of violating local construction wage standards and are advertising their dispute with “handbills.”
What…
Rights Afforded to Employees and Employers During Strikes
One of the most powerful weapons in labor’s arsenal is a strike. Like most powerful weapons there is a dichotomy in a strike. On one hand, it can bring about concessions from management that labor seeks. On the other hand,…
Concerned about Unionization? Show this Post to Your Employees
The Buffalo News has an article that shows that unionization is not the rainbows and unicorns that organizers promise. The story involves the Ironworkers organizing of a company call Wendt Corp. Over a year ago, Wendt’s employees voted in favor…
Jinx: Third Circuit Rules in Favor of Teamsters in Withdrawal Case
Bad omen. Last week, I wrote about a Appeals Court decision that affirmed a contractor’s escape from an over $600,000 withdrawal liability assessment from the Laborers Union. The next day the Third Circuit (which covers PA, NJ, and DE) handed…
BREAKING – Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Unions
The United States Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated decision in Janus v. AFSCME .
(Because of my involvement with litigation related to this decision there is not much commentary that I can offer at this time. Stay tuned.)