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RESCON recently hosted a residential bargaining symposium to bring together the major stakeholders responsible for renewing residential and related #construction sector collective agreements. The symposium featured an economic update from Will Dunning, a presentation from the MLITSD, a roundtable discussion with RESCON president Richard Lyall, Patrick McManus (GTSWCA) and Wayne Peterson (CECCO), and focused on all issues related to the 2025-2028 round of collective bargaining. #skilledlabour #construction #negotiation

Today's firing of GC Abruzzo was on everyone's bingo card for Trump 2.0 and the only surprise was that it took this long. But the surprise firing of NLRB board member Wilcox is a tactical two-fer: First, it doesn't just get the administration a business-leaning NLRB, it paralyzes it by denying a quorum. Second, its legality is questionable given the rules regarding member removal, so it tees up the legal argument that the NLRB framework is unconstitutional because of the limits its rules put on the president's authority.

ICYMI: On Oct. 2, AGC of California shared an e-blast with crucial updates on new legislative bills impacting the construction industry. Check out the full list of signed bills here: https://bit.ly/4hbXCCe This year, we celebrated a major achievement with the successful passage of AB 1034, which extends the private attorneys general act (PAGA) exemption for construction workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). AGC of California proudly led this effort with our industry partners! Be sure to stay informed with AGC of California news for the latest updates on new laws affecting our industry. #ConstructionNews #AGCCA #LegislativeUpdate

Today's #FMG blog by Sunshine Fellows provides an update on the aftereffects of the FTC's (Federal Trade Commission) April 23rd vote to ban most non-compete agreements nationwide. Click below to read the latest. #FMGlaw #employmentlaw #FTC #noncompetes #noncompeteagreement #FederalTradeCommission

I am looking forward to seeing my friends with the Georgia Roofing Contractors Association this weekend in Hilton Head. Be sure to join myself and my colleague Leanne Prybylski as we cover a number of hot topics specific to roofing contractors. Leanne will be counseling you on how to avoid unknowingly waiving claims, and I will discuss both the new salary level test for exempt employees and the misclassification rule, both as published by the Department of Labor. I will also bring you up to speed on the FTC's rule which seeks to outlaw all non-competition agreements. See you soon! #roofinglaw #contractlaw #laborandemployment #employmentattorney

BOLI announced the 2025 annual income threshold for enforcing noncompetition agreements. Learn more about when noncompetition agreements are enforceable in Oregon in our Barran Liebman LLP E-Alert by Ashley Korkeakoski-Sears. https://lnkd.in/gg4PGvCQ

The implications of this federal claims court ruling are potentially wide-ranging. It could mean no future president can mandate project-labor agreements on federal projects via executive order.

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Elizabeth Judson, Head of Client Experience, reviews a recent Supreme Court case which considered whether a rail operative could use legal rectification to correct an alleged mistake in a collective agreement. #AfterAthena https://lnkd.in/eqpZEqwM

The introduction of the new Intractable Bargaining provisions into the Fair Work Act represents a major change in workplace bargaining, arguably shifting the power to determine collective employment terms from employers, employees and their representatives to the Fair Work Commission, where certain conditions are met. A recent decision from the Full Federal Court sheds light on how these provisions will play out in practice for negotiating parties dealing with intractable bargaining issues. In this case, proceedings were underway for an "industrial action workplace determination," which resembled the new "intractable bargaining workplace determination." Whilst these proceedings were ongoing, the employer successfully had an enterprise agreement approved by its employees. Although most employees supported the agreement, the union disagreed with the terms. The key issue was whether the union could continue pursuing the workplace determination in the Fair WorkCommission, potentially overriding the agreement approved by employees? The Court ruled that once the enterprise agreement was approved, the bargaining process ended, and the workplace determination proceedings could no longer continue. This decision is significant for all parties facing intractable bargaining claims, as it means that if an employer can gain approval for an agreement from their employees, they may be able to avoid arbitration with the union. This is particularly important when unions are pushing for terms that may not be supported by the majority of employees. How might these new provisions shape the future of negotiations, especially in industries known for lengthy, high-profile bargaining that often captures public attention? Will they act as leverage, pushing parties to reach agreements faster, or serve as circuit breakers, forcing both sides back to the table to regain control over their own outcomes? #collectivebargaining #intractablebargaining #fairworkact