Dura-Line Corporation, a manufacturer, did not violate the National Labor Relations Act when it closed its only unionized plant and transferred work to its non-union locations. the National Labor Relations Board rejected an Administrative Law Judge’s conclusion that Dura-Line,  closed its Kentucky, facility because the United Steelworkers represented employees there. The Board said Dura-Line had “compelling economic reasons” for its…

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that if they close their company and reopen under another name, perhaps in a different location, that the union will no longer represent their employees.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…

A company and its union, The Society of Professional Engineering Employees and Aerospace, had a collective bargaining agreement that incorporated a letter of understanding establishing a joint workforce committee. In December 2013, the Company informed the Union that it was studying the relocation of bargaining unit jobs from Puget Sound to locations across the U.S.…