In an 8-1 decision, SCOTUS ruled in favor of a concrete company in Washington seeking to resurrect a lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, accusing the union of ruining its cement during a strike.
An 8-1 decision authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett means the company, Glacier Northwest, can move forward with a lawsuit against the union in state court over an August 2017 strike in which drivers walked away from their job and left wet cement to spoil inside their trucks. Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the newest member of the court, was the lone dissenter in the ruling.
In a statement, Glacier Northwest’s lawyer, Noel Francisco, said the decision “vindicates the longstanding principle that federal law does not shield labor unions … when they intentionally destroy an employer’s property. Union labor advocates had warned a ruling in favor of the company could thwart future strike actions by making unions more liable for certain losses employers can face as a result of strikes. Lawyers for the union had said that drivers were to be mindful when they walked off the job and leave the trucks' mixing drums spinning so that concrete wouldn't immediately begin to harden.
Jackson said the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint after the state court ruling, accusing the company of unfair practices and saying the drivers' actions were"arguably protected."
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