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FULL-SERVICE LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR UNIONS, PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS, AND MULTI-EMPLOYER TRUST FUNDS

02

CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES

03

AGGRESSIVE LITIGATION AND REPRESENTATION IN FEDERAL AND STATE COURT

CASES REGARDING:

• LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
• ANTITRUST LAW
• CLASS ACTIONS
• EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (ERISA)
• RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT (RICO)
• CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)
• CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
• APPEALS AND WRITS

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REPRESENTATION IN MATTERS BEFORE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

• NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB)
• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)
• CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING (DFEH)
• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
• CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (DIR)

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REPRESENTATION IN ARBITRATION HEARINGS

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REPRESENTATION IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS

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CONSULTATION REGARDING CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND INTERNAL UNION GOVERNANCE

• CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS DRAFTING
• CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS ENFORCEMENT
• UNION ELECTIONS
• INTERNAL UNION COMMITTEES
• GRIEVANCES
• INTERNAL UNION CHARGES AND TRIALS
• DISCIPLINE PROCEEDINGS

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CONSULTATION REGARDING STRIKES, LOCKOUTS, PICKETS, BOYCOTTS, AND PROTESTS

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CONSULTATION REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS

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CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION IN EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (ERISA) AND LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT (LMRDA) INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS

11

CONSULTATION REGARDING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW, AND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) ADMINISTRATION

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CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION REGARDING UNIONS AS EMPLOYERS AND ENTITIES

• DRAFT AND IMPLEMENT PERSONNEL POLICIES AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS
• INVESTIGATE OFFICER AND STAFF MISCONDUCT

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CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION IN ALL DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AS UNIONS’ OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL

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REPRESENTATION OF UNION MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN NEGOTIATED LEGAL FUNDS/PLANS

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ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN PROPOSED FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES THAT MAY IMPACT CLIENTS’ INDUSTRIES

• DRAFT, AMEND, MONITOR, AND ADVOCACY IN PROPOSED FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES
• CRAFT PERSUASIVE MESSAGING TO SUPPORT CLIENTS’ POSITIONS.
• CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, AND OPINION LEADERS
• COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH UNION LOBBYISTS AND POLITICAL DIRECTORS, UNION PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORS

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CLASSROOM TRAINING OF UNION OFFICERS AND STEWARDS

• UNION ORGANIZING
• COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICERS
• DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND RETALIATION
• GRIEVANCES
• INTERNAL UNION CHARGES AND TRIALS
• ARBITRATION
• DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION (DFR)
• MATTERS BEFORE THE NLRB
• FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES
• POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES (PACs)
• OTHER TOPICS BASED ON CLIENTS’ NEEDS