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Strikes
157 published works
Healthcare Workplace Update
Deceptive Home Health Aides Not Entitled to Reinstatement, Federal Court Rules
Home health aides who deceived their employer about their intention to strike created a reasonably foreseeable risk of imminent danger to their patients and were not entitled to be reinstated…
Employment & Labor
Home Healthcare Workers’ Misrepresentation about Anticipated Absences During a Strike Results in Loss of Protected Status under the NLRA, Second Circuit Rules
by: James S. Frank, Steven M. Swirsky, and D. Martin Stanberry The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday February 27th, in NLRB v. Special Touch Home Care Servs. Inc.,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
NLRB General Counsel: NYC Bus Strike Not Unlawful
The NLRB's Office of General Counsel's Division of Advice just released a memo stating that it does not believe that the NYC bus driver strike violates the NLRA. According to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Caterpillar Strike
Steven Greenhouse (NY TImes) has an article today about a recent strike at Caterpillar. The company, never afraid to fight a union, is bringing things up a notch by demanding significant cuts…
Labor Relations Update
NLRB to Healthcare Employers Facing a Strike: You Can Ask, But Employees Don’t Have to Tell
By Scott Faust
In a 2-1 decision issued on June 30, 2011, the NLRB clarified the interplay of the statutory notice requirements of NLRA Section 8(g) with a health care employer’s right to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
College Threatens to Hire Permanent Replacements for Faculty
The Board of Mount Hood Community College has threatened to hire permanent replacements if the faculty go forward with a threat to strike. The college and Full-Time Faculty Association, which…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Strike?
As a follow-up to Jeff's post below, I've noticed the complete absence of any discussion about even the possibility of the Wisconsin public-sector workers going on strike. A one-day walkout…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prisoners in Georgia coordinate (unprecedented?) strike
Main December 12, 2010Prisoners in Georgia coordinate (unprecedented?) strikeThough it may not be unprecedented, this news via the New York Times about a prisoner strike in Georgia is certainly remarkable.…
ContractsProf Blog
News in Brief — November 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES: "It looks like Hollywood heartthrob Shia Labeouf's film Disturbia may not see the light of day as it has been hit by a second lawsuit."LONDON: "The prospect of…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Apple Juice Strike
Steven Greenhouse's (New York Times) latest article looks at a strike at Mott's Williamson, NY apple juice plant. The interesting aspect of this strike is the degree to which the…