International Brotherhood of Boilermakers v. NLRB

  1. March 07, 2023

    DC Circ. Finds Construction Co. Lawfully Fired Welders

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld a 2019 National Labor Relations Board decision that said a Hawaiian contractor legally terminated 13 welders represented by a Boilermakers local following the expiration of the parties' contract, ending a more than decadelong spat over the firings.

  2. September 06, 2022

    DC Circ. Grapples With Firings In Boilermakers' NLRB Row

    A D.C. Circuit panel struggled Tuesday with whether to order the National Labor Relations Board to rethink a decision clearing a Hawaiian contractor of labor law violations over the firing of unionized welders, as it examined evidence of the company's motives and the exact conditions of the terminations.

  3. March 17, 2022

    Dredging Co. Tells DC Circ. It Legally Fired 13 Welders

    A Hawaiian contractor told the D.C. Circuit that the NLRB's order clearing it of unlawfully terminating 13 union welders should stand, saying its labor contract with the workers wasn't active when they were fired.

  4. March 10, 2022

    NLRB Says Welders' Claims Over Contract Spat Are 'Off-Point'

    The NLRB defended its decision finding a Hawaiian contractor did not violate federal labor law by terminating 13 welders in a Boilermakers local after the parties' contract expired, telling the D.C. Circuit that evidence showed the company's actions were not motivated by the union's representation of workers.

  5. February 07, 2022

    Boilermakers Say NLRB 'Invented' Theory In Union Firing Row

    The National Labor Relations Board "invented its own legal theory" in a decision clearing a Hawaiian contractor of claims that it unlawfully laid off welders belonging to a Boilermakers local, the union told the D.C. Circuit in its bid to reverse the ruling.

  6. October 22, 2021

    Welders Ask DC Circ. To Nix NLRB Ruling In Contract Fight

    A Boilermakers local has asked the D.C. Circuit to toss a National Labor Relations Board decision that found a Hawaii contractor didn't violate federal labor law by laying off welders after an agreement with the union expired, bringing the long-running dispute to the appeals court for a second time.