Key NLRB Nominee Tells Senate Panel He'll Be Independent
President Donald Trump's pick to fill a pivotal seat on the National Labor Relations Board told senators during a confirmation hearing Wednesday that he will decide cases independent of political influence and... (more story)
Unions Rally As Five Shops Approach Contract Deadline
Legal service providers across New York City gathered in City Hall Park on Wednesday afternoon as five unions represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys approach their deadlines for a new ... (more story)
House OKs Bill To Expedite First Union Contracts
A bill that would empower neutrals to impose collective bargaining agreements when union negotiations stall moved a step closer to law Tuesday in a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Real Estate Group, Cos. Seek Win In NYC Guard Pay Dispute
The Real Estate Board of New York and two real estate companies have urged a New York federal court to grant them judgment in their challenge to a New York City law that sets minimum wage and benefit requireme... (more story)
NLRB Knocks Parking Contractor's Union Rebuke
A parking contractor violated federal labor law by refusing to hire dozens of union-represented valets after it took over valet services at a hospital on Long Island, New York, the National Labor Relations Boa... (more story)
Transit Co. Can't Dodge $1.8M Pension Fund Bill
A now-defunct transit company can't toss claims that it owes a Teamsters-affiliated pension fund $1.8 million in reallocation payments after the fund saw a mass withdrawal, a New York federal judge ruled, stat... (more story)
Arbitrator Rules USPTO Violated Law By Ending Telework
An arbitrator ruled Monday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "committed a clear and patent breach" of agreements with the union representing some of its employees when the office eliminated telework ar... (more story)