David offers a variety of services involving private-sector labor/management relations.  His focus is on

achieving reasonable, cost-effective, and common-sense business results while avoiding work

disruptions and minimizing potential legal and contractual liabilities.  He also assists clients in

navigating National Labor Relations Board proceedings.

David’s services include the following:

  • Negotiation of 

    • collective bargaining agreements and successor agreements

    • “labor peace” and union recognition agreements

    • project labor agreements

    • “plant shutdown” agreements

  • Drafting of contract proposals, counterproposals, and final terms

  • Advice on union contract and disciplinary grievances

  • Guidance on union contract obligations and related administration issues

  • Counsel on employees’ rights to union representation during investigatory interviews

  • Assessment of factual grounds for “just cause” disciplinary actions

  • Defense of NLRB unfair labor practice charges

  • Guidance on NLRB representation petitions

  • Due diligence review of purchase and sale agreement labor law provisions

  • Analysis of successorship issues arising from the sale or purchase of businesses

  • Representation at labor arbitration hearings