President Donald J. Trump met on January 23 with several union leaders and employees in the construction and sheet metal industries, according to Politico. Unions represented at the meeting include the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, North America’s Building Trades Unions, Laborers’ International Union of North America, United Association (which represents plumbers, fitters, welders, and
Union-Relations
Union-Relations Privilege Recognized in Alaska
By Philip B. Rosen on
Posted in NLRA
In a unanimous decision, the Alaska high court has recognized a union-relations privilege for certain discussions between a union representative and a state employee. Peterson v. State of Alaska, No. S-14233 (Alaska July 20, 2012). “Based on the strong interest in confidential union-related communications and the statutory protection against unfair labor practices, we hold…