Practice areas
Each company is unique. We provide our clients with individualized and practical solutions to their real-world labor issues. We utilize our experience and expertise to help you achieve your goals. We are experienced in all aspects of labor relations.
We have negotiated hundreds (if not thousands) of labor agreements with nearly all of the unions in the Pacific Northwest. We are experienced in both traditional and interest-based bargaining, whether we are the chief negotiators at the bargaining table or helping behind-the-scenes.
We provide strategic, individualized management counter campaigns to union organizing efforts.
We recognize it is important for businesses to work directly with their employees, without a third party. We craft specialized plans to help businesses legally avoid unionization.
We advise clients through the grievance process and represent clients through all aspects of labor arbitrations. We are experienced in handling labor arbitrations in a variety of industries in cases involving discharges, discipline, contract interpretation, scheduling, seniority violations, no-strike violations, and secondary boycott activity.
Labor relations can be easy when things are going well. When they become difficult between a business and a union, a labor dispute may arise. This may involve a labor strike, a secondary boycott, or informational picketing. We are experienced in helping our clients navigate all types of labor disputes.
We represent clients before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Washington Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC), and the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) in connection with administrative labor charges.