August 10, 2020 — As part of a comprehensive settlement of unfair labor practice charges approved today by the National Labor Relations Board, Nevada Gold Mines, LLC, a joint venture of Newmont USA Ltd. and Barrick Gold Corp., has agreed to recognize International Union Operating Engineers Local 3 and honor the 2019-2022 collective bargaining agreement […]
On July 27, 2020, six labor unions—Southern Region Workers United; Service Employees International Union; Amalgamated Transit Union Local 732; Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union Local 42; International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 528; and Communications Workers of America Local 3204—filed an amicus brief in Kemp v. Bottoms, the lawsuit brought by the […]
On July 17, 2020, three current employees of the corporate-owned McDonald’s restaurant at 5525 Walt Loop Road in Lakeland, Florida filed a civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging that they were subjected to a racially hostile work environment, disparate treatment, and retaliation by McDonald’s. Plaintiffs Monica […]
On July 15, 2020, in Creed v. Alaska State Employees Association/AFSCME Local 52, the District of Alaska dismissed claims by two former union members who alleged that their First Amendment rights were violated when their state employer deducted union membership dues that the plaintiffs themselves had agreed to pay in exchange for union membership rights […]
On June 22, 2020, the Alameda County Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order preventing an Oakland McDonald’s restaurant from reopening without compliance with COVID-19 safety precautions and approval by the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health. In the lawsuit, McDonald’s workers represented by Altshuler Berzon LLP allege that the restaurant’s inadequate health and safety […]