By: Ashley S. Kircher, Esq.
On Wednesday, a Pennsylvania appeals court found that 1,100 unionized Temple University Hospital employees were eligible for unemployment benefits during their month-long work stoppage in 2010. See Temple Univ. Health Sys. v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review, No. 1539 C.D. 2012 (Pa. Commw. Ct. June 4, 2013). The…
By: Ronald J. Kramer
MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES JUST ARE NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE
Earlier this month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued its report of major work stoppages (strikes and lockouts) in 2012. A link to the report is here http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkstp.pdf. BLS reported 19 major strikes and lockouts beginning in 2012…
