Window Washers Awarded Back Pay Eight Years After Bringing Claim to NLRB
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
Some of my clients want to get rid of the union that represents their employees. They believe that if they close their company and reopen under another name, perhaps in a different location, that the union will no longer represent their employees. I have to tell them that they are wrong. According to a public…
Read More Is Scranton, Pennsylvania the Next Detroit? Public Union Pensions Driving Scranton to Bankruptcy
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
Scranton, Pennsylvania, home of Vice President Joe Biden, is bracing for bankruptcy because of overly generous union pension plans. According to Stephen Moore of Investor’s Business Daily Online: The city also increased various fees, such as for garbage collection, by two-thirds. It’s becoming a tax hell. These taxpayer costs are skyrocketing, because the city’s auditors…
Read More Trump Taj Mahal and Unite Here Union Engaged in Cold-War Style Brinksmanship
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
In a fascinating case of brinksmanship, Trump Entertainment, which owns Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September citing, among other reasons, the decline in Atlantic City’s gambling market, debt, and significant tax increases. The Bankruptcy Court agreed to allow the Company to break its contract with the union…
Read More Ormet Allowed to Sell Bankrupt Ohio Facility Free and Clear of Unfunded Pension Obligations
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
Ormet, a Delaware corporation, recently went bankrupt and shuttered its facilities in Ohio and Louisiana. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, Ormet agreed to sell its Ohio plant for $25 million. The Steelworkers Pension Trust, the union representing Ormet’s employees, tried to delay the closing on the theory that the deal approved by the judge…
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