(NEW YORK CITY) - Unionized Editorial Workers employed at LexisNexis-owned Law360 began an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike this week after giving management every opportunity to bargain a fair contract and negotiate remedies for their unlawful actions.

Members of Law360 Union, the fifth largest Bargaining Unit represented by The NewsGuild of New York, took a formal Strike Authorization Vote in February.

“We know our worth,” said Hailey Konnath, a Reporter for Law360 and Union Unit Chair. “We have been more than willing to bargain and negotiate to complete our contract and remedy the numerous ULP Charges we filed against the company.  With the start of the U.S. Supreme Court session in less than a month, we walked out to show that we are the value behind Law360 and we deserve better.  We will not accept any less.”

Contract negotiations between the Union, which represents about 250 Workers, and representatives from Law360 and parent company LexisNexis began on November 17th, 2022.

The Union’s current contract expired on December 31st, 2022.

The Union’s Bargaining Team has spent the months since the Strike Authorization Vote making every effort to negotiate with management but has been met time and time again with stall tactics and disrespect, Union Officials said.

On another front, the company’s unlawful mid-contract layoffs and unilateral changes to health care plans required the Union to file ULP charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Union Officials said.

For More On This Labor News Report, Go To: ULP STRIKE ALERT: Law360 Union walks off the job (nyguild.org)

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