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Judge Orders 100-Year Injunction Against Union
After granting summary judgment for Plaintiffs D5 Iron Works and its injured workers resulting from the Union’s brutal attack on a church school jobsite, [Jan 5, 2022, Order], federal District Court Judge Philip P. Simon issued a final Order ruling [May 20, 2022, Order]: “Local 395, its officers, agents and employees are hereby enjoined for […]
Virginia DOLI Withdraws Permanent COVID Standards
Effective March 23, 2022, the Virginia DOLI withdrew its previously-issued Permanent COVID Standards. The DOLI replaced the Standards with the Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Workers (“Guidance”), which present less restrictive protocols for employers than the previous COVID Standards. The prior DOLI Standards included the requirements that employees wear a mask and […]
Indiana Judge Finds Union Liable for Violent Attacks on Workers
On the sixth anniversary of a brutal assault against non-union workers erecting the steel frame for a church school, federal judge Philip Simon found Iron Workers Local 395, based in Portage, Indiana, a former Local 395 president, and a former Local 395 business agent liable for the injuries of the workers. That the Union’s “conduct […]
Virginia Public-Sector Unionization Would Increase Costs, Taxpayer Burden
Local governing bodies in Virginia are grappling with how to comply with a state mandate to consider unionization of government employees, and, at the same time, serve the interests of taxpayers, consumers, and individual workers. The new state law, which became effective May 1, 2021, reversed a decades-old prohibition on unionization of local government employees.[i] […]
Virginia Election May Lead to Closer Scrutiny of Teacher-Unionization Push
Exit polling conducted on election day in Virginia last week indicates that education was a major issue motivating voters.[i] American Federation of Teachers union president Randi Weingarten and other teacher union officials campaigned hard for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, who declared during a debate, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should […]
Staying Union-Free or Opening Up for Big Labor?
Virginia Localities Face Push to Unionize Public Employees The Commonwealth of Virginia has gone “all-in” to empower organized labor by authorizing cities, counties, towns, and other local government employers to recognize and bargain with union officials over public employees’ employment and service. Revisions to Virginia Code Section 40.1-57.2 became effective on May 1, 2021, reversing […]
NLRB General Counsel Targets Community Rehabilitation Programs for Possible Unionization
For years, union organizers have targeted for unionization individuals with severe disabilities who participate in rehabilitation and training programs. The union organizing often met with little success, but that may change. A new initiative at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) may give a major boost to union officials’ attempts to unionize valuable community programs […]
Virginia DOLI Mandates Masks Regardless of Vaccination Status
Read the article here for updates On September 8, 2021, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (“DOLI”) published new Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards mandating, among other things, that Virginia employers require unvaccinated employees working indoors to wear face coverings. The new Standards also mandate face coverings for vaccinated individuals working indoors […]
