Collective Bargaining and Negotiations

At Willig, Williams & Davidson, we understand that negotiating strong and effective collective bargaining agreements is essential for the continued vitality of the labor movement, and the continued existence of our union clients within that movement. That is why our labor attorneys bring strategic focus to contract negotiations – we know that our clients’ success will be measured by the contracts that they negotiate for their members.

Willig, Williams & Davidson’s team of labor lawyers is comprised of tough and experienced negotiators with an established record of success. We know how to use our legal expertise to secure fair contracts for our union clients. Our attorneys can assist in virtually every phase of contract negotiations, including contract analysis, drafting proposals, strategic planning, political action, public relations, and protection of our clients’ interests in the event of a work stoppage. We can serve as chief negotiator or as a background member of the team. But whatever our role, Willig, Williams & Davidson understands the importance of negotiating strong collective bargaining agreements and we have earned our reputation by helping our union clients achieve that goal for their members.

Collective Bargaining and Negotiations: Resources

• Pennsylvania Voters Beware You Will Not Be Allowed to Vote in the Presidential Election Unless You Have A Valid Photo I.D.
  May, 2012
  On March 14, 2012, Governor Corbett signed a new law requiring all Pennsylvania voters to present photo identification to be able to vote.
  
  
• PA Medical Center Files for Chapter 11
  April 11, 2012
  The fate of Saint Catherine Medical Center, found to be ineligible for participation in the Medicare program because of serious deficiencies that placed patient health and safety in immediate jeopardy, has been placed in the hands of a court-appointed trustee.
  
  
• Judge Halts Erie County Nursing Home Workers' Pension Changes
  December 29, 2011
  AFSCME lawyer from Philadelphia, filed paperwork in Erie County Court asking a judge immediately to halt the changes so that the union can dispute the changes before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board and also challenge the constitutionality of the pension plan changes.
  
  
• State Supreme Court Restores Costly Pension Benefit for Erie Firefighters
  Willig, Williams & Davidson attorney Richard G. Poulson is quoted in article regarding Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on D.R.O.P for Firefighters in Erie.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Nine Willig, Williams & Davidson Lawyers Included in U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers in America 2012
  September 13, 2011
  Philadelphia union-side law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that nine of its employment, labor and workers compensation attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012.
  
  
• Teamsters Local 676 and Willig, Williams & Davidson Win Paycheck Fight for New Jersey Public Employees
  August 5, 2011
  New Jersey labor and employment attorney Laurence Goodman’s legal victory in a dispute over unpaid wages for Teamsters Local 676 and a group of New Jersey public workers was the subject of a recent article in the Times of Trenton. The case involved East Windsor Township’s improper denial of wages to employees in violation of their collective bargaining agreement. Attorney Goodman and the Teamsters union overturned the pay reduction at arbitration, then successfully defended the arbitration victory in the face of an employer appeal
  
  
• Teamsters Local 676 and Willig, Williams & Davidson Take the Fight to Governor Christie and Win
  January 26, 2011
  Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Mark Featherman was quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer after winning an arbitration award that found that Governor Christie of New Jersey violated the collective bargaining agreement between Teamsters Local 676 and the Delaware River Port Authority when the Authority took away employee train passes and EZ-Passes.
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner and Labor Attorney Alaine Williams Discusses Harrisburg Compensation Matters
  October 22, 2010
  If you work for the city of Harrisburg, the cascading financial problems have been distilled now to one very personal question: Will I get my paycheck next week?
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Richard Poulson Comments on Philadelphia Firefighters Study
  October 20, 2010
  City fire officials, faced with budget cutbacks, costly union contracts, and complaints about the
  Nutter administration's commitment to public safety, have asked the state to fund a first-ever
  study of the city's needs for a 21st-century Fire Department.
  
  
• Pennsylvania Labor Lawyer Richard Poulson Quoted Regarding Philadelphia's DROP Pension Benefit
  September 8, 2010
  Philadelphia union attorney Richard Poulson defends public employee pension rights in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  
  
• National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting The Effects of the Economic and Budgetary Crises on Arbitration."
  May 29, 2010
  
  
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Regional Training Conference
  Presentation TBD.
  
  
• Women in the Profession Roundtable Moderated by Deborah Willig
  April, 2010
  Deborah Willig, the managing partner of Willig Williams & Davidson, served as the moderator for the 2010 Women in the Profession Roundtable hosted by The Legal Intelligencer.
  
  
• Annual Dinner of the American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center
  April 18, 2010
  
  
• Citizen of the Year Award Dinner - Pennsylvania AFL-CIO 50th Anniversary Convention
  April 14, 2010
  
  
• The Docket, The Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University Newsletter
  Spring, 2010
  Nan Lassen teachers a Labor Law Class at Drexel with a unique twist.
  
  
• Labor and Employment Lawyer Mark Featherman Authors Article About Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
  February 22, 2010
  Whatever happened to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)? President Obama promised to make it "the law of the land" if he was elected. Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid reaffirmed his commitment to the EFCA last fall, as did Pennsylvania Senators Robert P. Casey Jr. and Arlen Specter.