The Supreme Court have heard arguments in a case that could lead to allowing companies to sue workers over the financial losses that may result from strikes.
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands guard on the steps of the court in Washington, D.C. on December 28, 2022.The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that has the potential to upend the ability of unions to strike without facing retaliatory lawsuits from corporations., involves a concrete company that hadover an action taken by its workers during a strike in 2017.
Federal standards stipulate that workers are not responsible for inadvertent financial losses that result from a strike. But Glacier Northwest, alleging that the action resulted in property damage that workers should have to pay for. The Washington state Supreme Court ruled that Glacier Northwest couldn’t sue in state court, however, saying the matter had to be resolved by the National Labor Relations Board .
Glacier Northwest appealed that ruling to the federal Supreme Court, which heard arguments on Tuesday over whether the company can sue the union. It’s currently unclear how the Supreme Court will rule — aside from Chief Justice John Roberts, conservative bloc justices, which comprise six of the nine seats on the Court,
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