News & Analysis as of

Unions Strike Employees

Perkins Coie

Oregon Enacts Legislation Providing Unemployment Benefits for Striking Workers

Perkins Coie on

Key Takeaways - - Oregon recently joined several other states in ensuring unemployment insurance for workers participating in strikes. - Guaranteed unemployment insurance for striking employees is a significant change, as...more

Littler

24 Key Developments in Canadian Labour and Employment Law in 2024

Littler on

In 2024, Canada saw significant legislative and case law developments in labour and employment law. This Insight provides an overview of notable developments and links to our more detailed articles and commentary....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Strike Averted: Longshoremen, USMX Reach Tentative Agreement on All Terms

Husch Blackwell LLP on

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract. Both parties described the deal as a “win-win,” addressing the...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Wild West: Alberta Labour Board Orders Suspension of Union Dues for Wildcat Strike

Stikeman Elliott LLP on

In the decision of Alberta Health Services v the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, 2023 CanLII 61927 (“AHS v AUPE”), the Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a one-month suspension of union dues...more

Littler

Supreme Court Holds Employers Can Sue for Strike Damages

Littler on

On June 1, 2023, in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters, the United States Supreme Court ruled for the employer in a case with significant implications for the right of unions to strike and the right of employers to respond to...more

Littler

Ontario, Canada Introduces Bill Prohibiting Strike by School Board Employees Represented by CUPE

Littler on

UPDATE: On November 3, 2022, Bill 28, Keeping Students in Class Act, 2022, received Royal Assent. On October 31, 2022, in an unprecedented bid to prevent school board employees represented by the Canadian Union of Public...more

Franczek P.C.

New Franczek Series: Labor Updates

Franczek P.C. on

As we’ve previously reported, union organizing is on the upswing and the NLRB is beginning to issue decisions that reverse Trump-era precedents that were generally more favorable to employers.  This is the first in what we...more

Baker Donelson

Proposed PRO Act: An Act to Follow

Baker Donelson on

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9. While it previously passed the House last year, this time around it has significant backing from the Biden...more

Jones Day

German Federal Labor Court Approves Strikebreaker Premium

Jones Day on

The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ("BAG") held, on August 14, 2018, that it is permissible for an employer to promise employees a premium if they refuse to participate in a strike. The plaintiff in this...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide