Ohio Union Denied Injunction Pending Arbitration Decision that Could Result in Elimination of Many Union Jobs

When the company and union began discussing a new contract, management announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had approved company plans to transfer two generation facilities to AES Ohio. Once the transaction was completed, the company said employees represented by Local 175 would lose their rights to transfer into open jobs at DP&L because…
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Transferring Employees from One Company to Another May Bust the Union, but Effects Bargaining Still Required

A company owned multiple car dealerships. One dealership employed six mechanics, all of whom belonged to a union. In 2009, the company shut down the “union dealership” and offered the six employees jobs at its “nonunion dealership.” Five of the mechanics took the job at the nonunion dealership. The five employees were no longer a…
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