Labor Law
Wisconsin Supreme Court Denies Marinette County’s Petition for Review of Decision in Favor of AFSCME Union
On August 5, 2014, the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a Petition for Review, filed by Marinette County, which sought review of a Wisconsin Court of...
Hawks to Discuss Organizing in Cyberspace
Attorney Timothy Hawks will be part of a panel discussion on the topic of labor organizing in the digital age. Mr. Hawks will join Nicole...
Court Grants Union’s Motion to Confirm Arbitrator’s Award Extending its Contract with Marinette County
On October 26, 2012, AFSCME, Local 1752-A (Marinette County Professional Employees Union) filed a motion in Marinette County Circuit Court requesting that the Court confirm...
ATTORNEY MURSHID TO SPEAK AT WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COUNCIL (WERC) CONFERENCE
On May 2, 2013, Attorney Summer Murshid will participate in a panel discussion at the WERC’s annual Wisconsin Public Sector Employment Relations Conference. She will...
ATTORNEY MURSHID TO PRESENT AT AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS ATTORNEY CONFERENCE
Attorney Summer Murshid will present at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Attorney Conference on April 25, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her presentation will focus...
HALSTEAD AND HAWKS SECURE COURT VICTORY FOR EMPLOYEES OF MONONA LIBRARY BOARD
Attorneys Aaron Halstead and Timothy Hawks have won another significant victory for organized labor, this time in Dane County Circuit Court. In December 2011, the...
COURT GRANTS INDONESIAN UNION INTERVENTION IN UW LAWSUIT TO HOLD ADIDAS ACCOUNTABLE FOR COMPENSATION OWED INDONESIAN WORKERS
Over the past several decades, many large apparel companies have “offshored” production to countries in the developing world to reduce labor costs. In the 1990’s,...
HAWKS & HALSTEAD WIN VICTORY FOR RACINE UNION EMPLOYEES – RACINE MUST ABIDE BY CONTRACTS FOR 2013 & 2014
The Racine County Circuit Court has issued a declaratory judgment in favor of over 500 union represented employees of the City of Racine, who sued...
COURT REFUSES TO VACATE ARBITRATOR’S AWARD REINSTATING JUNEAU COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO COUNTY SERVICE
On April 23, 2012, AFSCME, Local 569 (Juneau County), filed a motion in Juneau County Circuit Court requesting that the Court confirm an Arbitration Award...