The term “labor law” has traditionally been used to refer to the area of federal law concerned with the relationship between management and organized labor, including the National Labor Relations Act. “Employment law” generally refers to the relationship between individual employees and their employers, as governed by a variety of state and federal laws such as wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, disability and others.
In the area of labor law, I represent clients in labor relations matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act. This representation includes union organizing campaigns, grievance and arbitration matters, strikes and picketing, state court injunction procedures and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. We also provide advice and counsel to employers in collective bargaining negotiations and act as the representative when requested.
Representative work includes:
- Participating and led successful strategies to manage union organizing efforts and elections on behalf of employers in San Juan, Carolina, Mayaguez, Morovis, Ponce and other cities.
- Providing counseling and contingency plans and strategic solutions to a several facilities in response to union picketing, strikes and violence.
- Successfully representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations with local and foreign labor unions.
- Successfully defending hotels, hospitals and manufacturing facilities in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board including unfair labor charges (failure to bargain in good faith, terminating employees engaged in protected activities) and unit clarification issues.
- Successfully litigating to conclusion over 200 labor arbitration cases on behalf of large government agencies, hospitals and hotels.