Tag Archives: collective bargaining

Labor: Handling requests for information in collective bargaining

By Ruthie Goodboe, Inside Counsel

The “request for information” has always been a powerful tool in collective bargaining, whether as leverage in contract negotiations, related to the processing of grievances or during everyday interactions between unions and employers.

Time to reconsider idea of ‘unionized’ government employees

By Walker Johanson, The Washington Examiner

Given the recent collective bargaining agreement between Montgomery County and its various public-sector unions — in which county employees are scheduled to receive a 10 to 20 percent raise over the next two years — it’s time to address this issue head-on.

Ohio bills in works would ban union requirements

By Julie Carr Smyth, NECN.com

Less than two years after Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected collective bargaining limits for government workers, Republicans in the Ohio House took the first public steps Tuesday toward passing legislation that would prohibit requiring workers to join or pay automatic dues to a union.

Major League Soccer match officials unionize

The Wall Street Journal

Major League Soccer’s referees and their assistants are unionizing.

The match officials said Monday they had voted to certify the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) as their collective bargaining agent in a vote conducted under the rules of the National Labor Relations Board.

Supreme Court urged to take Wis. unions lawsuit

By Scott Bauer, seattlepi.com

A state appeals court on Thursday urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take a case brought by two unions challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Scott Walker’s law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public workers.

Unions seek injunction to halt collective bargaining law implementation

Wisconsin State Journal

Unions challenging Gov. Scott Walker’s law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers have asked a court to stop the state from implementing portions of the law found to be unconstitutional.

Unions ask court to block Scott Walker’s enforcement of Act 10 bargaining bill

By Jason Stein, Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

Unions for city of Milwaukee workers and Madison teachers asked a Dane County Judge Tuesday to block Gov. Scott Walker and his appointees from enforcing his labor law.