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Union Fails to Prove CBA Violation in Subcontracting Dispute
Rieth-Riley Construction Co. v. Operating Engineers Local 324, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of ...
Third Circuit Affirms Arbitration Award Siding with Union Against Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. Over Layoffs
This case involves a dispute between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1180 (the Union) and Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. (the Company) regarding the Company's decision to lay of...
Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation in Grievance Arbitration Decision
Vanderveer v. Ohio Assn. of Pub. School Emp., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former school employee, sued the defendant union...
Appeals Court Upholds NLRB Order, Requires Company to Bargain with Union Despite Fee Waiver Offer
This case involved Midwest Division-RMC, LLC (Midwest) challenging an order from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB found that Midwest violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...
Appeals Court Affirms Pension Fund's Right to Audit Employer Records Under Collective Bargaining Agreement
This case involves a dispute between RTI Restoration Technologies Inc. (RTI) and the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Fund (the Fund). RTI was a signatory to a collective barg...
Court Affirms Breach of Contract Against University for Health Insurance Changes
Univ. of Toledo v. Am. Assn. of Univ. Professors, Toledo Chapter, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The University of Toledo appealed a decisi...
Court finds no-strike clause unlawful under NLRA
This case involves a dispute over the legality of a "no-strike" clause in an employment agreement between Centro de Trabajadores Unidos (CTU), a labor union, and Scott Bessent, an individual employer....
Union picketing of neutral employer ruled illegal secondary boycott
City Wide Construction Products Company v. Teamsters Local Union No. 245, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district ...
Court Upholds Arbitration Award Granting Overtime Pay to Rutgers Supervisors
This case involves a dispute between Rutgers University and AFSCME Local 888, a union representing certain university employees. The core issue revolved around the interpretation of their collective b...
Police union loses appeal over benefits for officers on paid administrative leave
This case involves a dispute between the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), a union representing police officers, and the City of Los Angeles. The LAPPL sued the City, alleging that the Cit...
Ninth Circuit: Employer Association Not Joint Employer Without Evidence of Control
Nevada Resort Association-International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Ma, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circui...
Union's Duty of Fair Representation Not Breached in Employee Grievance
Littlejohn v. Am. Fedn. of State Cty. & Mun. Emps., Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employe...
City of Los Angeles Wins Case Against Police Union Over Disability Benefits
This case involves a dispute between the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), a union representing police officers, and the City of Los Angeles. The LAPPL sued the City, alleging that the Cit...
Union statements protected by fair report privilege, defamation claim dismissed
Kevin Wickstrom v. Air Line Pilots Association, International, decided by Seventh Circuit on October 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dis...
CBA Overtime Dispute: Police Union Loses on Administrative Duty Pay
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government v. Fraternal Order of Police, Bluegrass Lodge 4, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concer...
Arbitration agreement deemed unconscionable, denying motion to compel
Yellow Corporation v., decided by Third Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit reviewed the denial of Yellow Corporation's motion to compel arbitration o...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Union's Interpretation of Collective Bargaining Agreement
In Re: Svenhard's Swedish Bakery v. Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry Int., decided by Ninth Circuit on September 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a ...
Union fails to prove retaliatory discharge claim at Sixth Circuit
Int'l Union of Painters & Allied Trades v. Warren Smith, decided by Sixth Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summar...
Union Loses Challenge to Retiree Health Insurance Plan Changes
Wheeling Power Company - Mitchell Plant v. Local 492 Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO, decided by Fourth Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affir...
PA Supreme Court: "No-Knock" Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
Osbourne, M. v. Greenberg, J., Aplts, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 14, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a "no-knock" warrant was s...
Seventh Circuit Enforces No-Strike Clause in CBA, Awards Damages
Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas v. Event Media Inc., decided by Seventh Circuit on April 24, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's g...
Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation in Grievance Handling
Samuel Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Samuel Shanks, sued his unio...
D.C. Circuit Affirms NLRB's Joint Employer Finding Against Hood River Distillers
Hood River Distillers, Inc. v. NLRB, decided by D.C. Circuit on March 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) properly applied...