Supreme Court decisions chip away at union power to strike.
TL;DR
The US Supreme Court ruled against unionized truck drivers who walked off the job, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect. The decision was a narrow ruling that generally left strike protections intact. The case was brought by Glacier Northwest, a cement company in Washington state, against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The high court did not overturn or otherwise disturb its longstanding rule giving the National Labor Relations Board broad authority in labor disputes, leaving unions free to time when they will strike.
- Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact NPR
- Supreme Court sides with cement mixing company over striking workers in latest blow to unions CNN
- Supreme Court Backs Employer in Suit Over Strike Losses The New York Times
- Opinion: Supreme Court ruling erodes the right to strike by empowering employers to sue unions Los Angeles Times
- U.S. Supreme Court rules against Seattle union in fight with concrete firm The Seattle Times
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