Employment Law
US Supreme Court Declares Subduction Of Strikes Conducted By Truck Drivers
The Supreme Court in the United States was subjected to another setback on Thursday regarding organized labor. This is by making it easier for employees to sue over strikes that result in property destruction. The ruling has been supported by a concrete organization in the state of Washington that sued the union acting for the truck drivers conducting themselves in an organized strike. The decisions of 8-1 overturned the lower court ruling that stated a suit filed by Glacier Northwest Inc. that sells and delivers ready-made concrete to the local affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been barred by US law from the National Labor Relations Act. Glacier Northwest Inc. filed a lawsuit in Washington Court accusing the union of intentionally destroying property during a strike in 2017. A group of truck drivers went on a strike during their trucks being equipped with concrete mix. Even so, the drivers kept rolling their concrete drums to prevent ...