In a decision that underscores the legal responsibility of a labor union to mitigate the risk of harm to an employer’s property during a work stoppage, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that a concrete company can sue a labor union for the intentional destruction of its property after union members went on strike. In Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Supreme Court concluded that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does not prevent a company from suing the Teamsters union in state court for damages caused when striking cement truck drivers refused to complete their deliveries, rendering the cement unusable.
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