Federal Judge Dismisses Just Born Lawsuit against BCTGM Local 6
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04 Jan Federal Judge Dismisses Just Born Lawsuit against BCTGM Local 6

Posted at 15:02h in Just Born Strike, Local Union News by

A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Just Born against BCTGM Local 6 (Philadelphia) workers who went on strike in 2016.

In a 15-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl ruled on December 29 that the company failed to prove that the Local 6 members violated a no-strike clause in the collective bargaining agreement.

About 400 Local 6 members went on strike on September 7, 2016.ย Workers returned to work in late October 2016, although a new contract has still not been reached and negotiations have yet to be scheduled.

While Just Bornโ€™s lawsuit said the workersโ€™ decision to go on strike violated a no-strike provision of the union contract, which had expired the previous June,ย Schmehl wrote that there was no evidence to conclude that the workers gave up their right to strike.ย 

Despite the ruling, Just Born has filed an appeal to the decision.

โ€œIt was a frivolous lawsuit from the beginning,โ€ said Hank McKay, BCTGM Local 6 president. McKay noted that instead of spending money on lawsuits and other legal actions against the workers, Just Born, โ€œcould put the money toward settling the expired union contract.โ€

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