Collective Bargaining

The Labor and Employment Group has extensive experience representing employers in connection with all aspects of dealing with labor unions, including organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, grievance arbitrations, picketing and labor interruptions, and unfair labor practice litigation. Our attorneys understand the many facets of an employer’s often complicated relationship with labor unions, and the importance of constructive labor-management relationships. We have represented many of our collective bargaining clients for decades, owing to our commitment to establishing not just a detailed knowledge of our clients’ operations, but also invaluable personal relationships with key employees at all levels of those operations. We believe that effective legal representation in this area is impossible otherwise.

Our broad experience helps us to both understand and achieve our clients’ goals. We are skilled at drafting creative contract language that will have the intended results because we understand not just how that language will be interpreted in the real world, but also in the unique world of labor arbitration. We understand how contract provisions interact with state or federal laws affecting the employment relationship. When unions decide to pursue grievances to arbitration or file unfair labor practice charges, our attorneys, who collectively have tried hundreds of such cases, will make sure you understand exactly what is at stake, and deliver the best possible result. We have years of experience helping clients deal with emergency situations such as strikes and unlawful picketing.