{"id":1941924,"date":"2023-06-01T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-news-jackson-lone-dissenter-in-ruling-against-teamsters-who-damaged-cement-in-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:51:39","slug":"supreme-court-news-jackson-lone-dissenter-in-ruling-against-teamsters-who-damaged-cement-in-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-news-jackson-lone-dissenter-in-ruling-against-teamsters-who-damaged-cement-in-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Teamsters who damaged cement in a strike were ruled against by the Supreme Court, with Jackson as the only dissenter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-news-jackson-lone-dissenter-in-ruling-against-teamsters-who-damaged-cement-in-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1941924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Concrete Company in Lawsuit Against Union<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a concrete company in Washington seeking to resurrect a lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, accusing the union of ruining its cement during a strike.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An 8-1 decision authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett means the company, Glacier Northwest, can move forward with a lawsuit against the union in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-two-wisconsin-supreme-court-rulings-give-president-trump-the-win-should-be-enough-votes-to-win-the-state\/\" title=\"One of Two Wisconsin Supreme Court Rulings Give President Trump the Win \u2013 Should Be Enough Votes to Win the State\">state court<\/a> over an August 2017 strike in which drivers walked away from their job and left wet cement to spoil inside their trucks. Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the newest member of the court, was the lone dissenter in the ruling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Union Liability for Strike Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because the union took affirmative steps to endanger Glacier&#8217;s property rather than reasonable precautions to mitigate that risk, the [National Labor Relations Act] does not arguably protect its conduct,&#8221; Barrett wrote. The NLRA is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waffle-arizona-house-speaker-claims-they-cant-enforce-constitution-wont-commit-to-calling-legislative-hearing\/\" title=\"WAFFLE: Arizona House Speaker Claims They Can\u2019t Enforce Constitution, Won\u2019t Commit To Calling Legislative Hearing\">federal law<\/a> that shields union activity.<\/p>\n<p>Union labor advocates had warned a ruling in favor of the company could thwart future strike actions by making unions more liable for certain losses employers can face as a result of strikes.<\/p>\n<p>To enforce the NLRA, Congress created the National Labor Relations Board to oversee claims and &#8220;prevent any person from engaging in any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-board-dismisses-union-misconduct-complaints-following-biden-purge\/\" title=\"Labor Board Dismisses Union Misconduct Complaints Following Biden Purge\">unfair labor practice<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clarifying the Scope of Doctrine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All agree that the NLRA protects the right to strike but that this right is not absolute,&#8221; Barrett wrote for the majority, adding that &#8220;the NLRA does not shield strikers who fail to take &#8216;reasonable precautions&#8217; to protect their employer\u2019s property from foreseeable, aggravated, and imminent danger due to the sudden cessation of work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ruling clarifies the scope of the doctrine regarding state and local regulations of conduct, including tort claims, which are preempted when they potentially conflict with the NLRA. This doctrine of federal preemption for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-news-jackson-lone-dissenter-in-ruling-against-teamsters-who-damaged-cement-in-strike\/\" title=\"Teamsters who damaged cement in a strike were ruled against by the Supreme Court, with Jackson as the only dissenter.\">labor law issues originated<\/a> from the 1959 case San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dissenting Opinion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jackson penned a dissent strongly disagreeing with Barrett and the majority, writing, &#8220;The union\u2019s conduct is at least arguably\u00a0protected by the NLRA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But instead of modestly standing down, the majority eagerly inserts itself into this conflict, proceeding to opine on the propriety of the union\u2019s strike activity based on the facts alleged in the employer\u2019s state-court complaint,&#8221; Jackson added.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson said the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-roe-is-thrown-out-roughly-half-of-u-s-states-will-restrict-abortions\/\" title=\"If Roe Is Thrown Out, Roughly Half Of U.S. States Will Restrict Abortions\">state court ruling<\/a>, accusing the company of unfair practices and saying the drivers&#8217; actions were &#8220;arguably protected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Groups Back Glacier Northwest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Glacier contends it lost $100,000 after failing to fulfill a contract on the day of the strike and made other damage claims.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2021, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in favor of the union, noting the loss of materials was &#8220;incidental to a strike arguably protected by federal law.&#8221; The Supreme Court reversed that state court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, backed Glacier Northwest, which argued that a ruling that protected the actions of the Teamsters could be perceived as condoning the destruction of property.<\/p>\n<h3>Every House Member Who Voted Against Passing the Debt Ceiling Bill<\/h3>\n<p>Click <a href=\"#\">here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Glacier Northwest, allowing the concrete company to proceed with a lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. 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