Split U.S. High Court:  NLRA Doesn’t Preempt Tort Claim In Strike Destruction Case

Mealey's (June 1, 2023, 12:02 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on June 1 that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) does not preempt tort claims by an employer in Washington state court accusing a union of directing drivers to intentionally destroy the company’s truckloads of concrete during a strike....