Union Rights - NLRB and PLRB Proceedings

At Willig, Williams and Davidson, we believe strongly in the rights of workers to organize and to bargain collectively with their employers. Our labor attorneys regularly practice before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), state Labor Relations Boards or Commissions, and similar administrative agencies in order to ensure that those critical rights are honored and protected.

Willig, Williams & Davidson’s labor attorneys are well-versed in the rules governing union organizing campaigns, from traditional union elections to corporate campaigns, and we regularly counsel unions and workers who are trying to form unions in connection with those campaigns. From developing strategy, to litigating the size and scope of the bargaining unit, to filing unfair-practice charges to protect against employer abuses, our labor attorneys work as part of the union’s team toward the common goal of securing bargaining rights for private and public-sector workers.

After a successful organizing drive, and before a new contract has been negotiated, our attorneys also work with our clients to help bring the employer to the bargaining table, to protect against bad-faith bargaining, to negotiate effective agreements, and to draft clear and enforceable contract language.

During the life of the collective bargaining agreement, our attorneys counsel our clients to identify and prosecute unfair labor practices, and to use those processes (along with the grievance procedure) in order to ensure that their members’ rights are protected and advanced.

Simply put, Willig, Williams & Davidson’s labor attorneys have the skill and experience necessary to protect and enforce the rights of our union clients and to collectively bargain to improve the lives of their members and their families.  

Union Rights - NLRB and PLRB Proceedings: Resources

• Court Says Philadelphia Fire Service Paramedics Can Remain In Firefighters Union Local 22
  January 19, 2012
  Union Law Firm Willig, Williams & Davidson Wins Reversal of PLRB Decision Protecting Collective Bargaining Rights of Fire Service Paramedics. Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled that the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 22, AFL-CIO, Fire Service Paramedics, also known as Philadelphia Medics, should be considered firefighters under PA Act 111. The ruling reversed a September 2010 decision by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.
  
  
• Stuart Davidson Discusses the Firm's Union Representation, Labor Relations Law
  November 1, 2011
  Lawyer Stuart Davidson, union-side labor lawyer and firm partner at Willig, Williams & Davidson discusses the firm's extensive experience serving as legal counsel to hundreds of labor organizations representing both private and public employees throughout Philadelphia, the surrounding regions and throughout Pennsylvania.