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11 Feb 2011, 5:50 am by Seth Borden
"  We will be "Tweeting" real-time updates from the hearing on our Twitter feed, @LRToday, and updating this blog feed regularly. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 3:16 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"AFL-CIO, Labor Unions Line Up Behind Obama" -- ABC News The nation’s largest labor unions, whose support has been a mainstay of the Democratic Party, have set aside their frustrations and disappointments in President Obama and formally lined up behind his bid for a second term. [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 7:15 am by Seth Borden
Consolidated Edison locks out 8,500: NY1 reports on the breakdown in talks between the utility company Local 1-2, Utility Workers Union of America. [read post]
23 May 2012, 4:07 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Craig Becker, Former Labor Board Member, Jumps To AFL-CIO" -- Huffington Post The AFL-CIO announced Tuesday that Craig Becker, a former appointee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), will be returning to the labor federation as co-general counsel, helping guide the AFL-CIO's legal strategies on behalf of unions and workers. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 5:35 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Union seeks restraining order on right-to-work law" -- Evansville Courier & Press A federal judge will hear arguments next week on a union's request for a temporary restraining order to stop Indiana from enforcing its new right-to-work law. [read post]
8 Oct 2012, 3:19 am by Brennan W. Bolt
Station Casino Ruling Not The End: Chris Sieroty of the Las Vegas Review-Journal writes that the Culintary Union's legal victory against Stations Casinos LLC is not the end of the dispute as the union still has to campaign to get the employees to unionize. [read post]
16 Apr 2012, 5:29 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Judge: Gov't cannot require union posters at work" -- Bloomberg Businessweek A federal judge ruled Friday that the National Labor Relations Board cannot require millions of private employers to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union. [read post]
25 May 2012, 3:36 am by Brennan W. Bolt
Expired CBAs Required Company to Maintain Retiree Benefits: The Arizona Daily Star reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment finding that Raytheon improperly stop paying for health insurance for its retirees when a new agreement was reached with the union no longer requiring the company to provide that benefit. [read post]
22 Jun 2012, 4:55 am by Brennan W. Bolt
Supreme Court Finds Union Assessment Illegal: Lawrence E. [read post]
11 Sep 2012, 3:27 am by Brennan W. Bolt
NHL Collective Bargaining Negotiations: Tom Van Riper of Forbes.com interviews McKenna Long & Aldridge's own Mark Keenan regarding the status of the National Hockey League's collective bargaining negotiations with its players' union. [read post]
22 Mar 2012, 4:06 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Retail group tells Senate to ax NLRB’s union-election rule" -- The Hill The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is asking the Senate to weigh in on a contentious union-election rule proposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). [read post]
7 May 2012, 5:54 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Trumka: AFL-CIO Establishing 'Permanent Campaign Structure'" -- National Journal After several years of deep disappointments, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said America’s largest labor organization is shifting away from blanket campaign spending on Democrats to target “friends,” including President Obama. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 5:35 am by Brennan W. Bolt
  "Commentary: Union lobbying plummets in 2011" - Sheboygan Press When the unions' lobbying money flowed, it really flowed. [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 5:27 am by Brennan W. Bolt
UNITE-HERE Challenges Tropicana Suspensions: Donald Wittkowski of pressofAtlanticCity.com writes that Local 54 of UNITE-HERE filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Tropicana Casino for suspending workers "exercising their constitutional right to free speech during a peaceful act of 'civil disobedience.'" Tropicana claims that suspensions were proper because the workers were engaged in "illegal activity. [read post]
10 Oct 2012, 4:30 am by Brennan W. Bolt
Labor Protests at Wal-Mart: Steven Greenhouse of The New York Times writes that a union spokesperson claims that protests against Wal-Mart expanded to 28 stores in 12 states on Tuesday. [read post]
30 Oct 2012, 5:08 am by Brennan W. Bolt
NLRB Defends Recess Appointments: Abigail Rubenstein of Law360.com ($) reports that the National Labor Relations Board asked the D.C. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 7:23 am by Brennan W. Bolt
"Ore. teamsters guilty of unfair labor practice" -- LegalNewsline.com An Oregon school bus driver has won his case against a labor union that allegedly violated his rights. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 4:15 am by Brennan W. Bolt
NLRB Loses Suit Against Arizona: Ray Stern of the Phoenix New TImes writes that U.S. [read post]