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fbusch@nujournal.com BROWN COUNTY — Brown County commissioners will receive a 2020 probation department statistics report at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19. “This was a year of uncertainty. COVID-19 flipped many procedures and policies upside down,” Brown County Probation Director Les Schultz wrote in his report. “Staff truly outdid themselves this past year, working with many constant changes that COVID-19 pushed us towards. We were locked down for most of the year and had to supervise our clients differently.” Schultz said his department had to learn Zoom, Web-ex, Team,...

shutterstock.com The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Local Union No. 702, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, Trustees Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee Local Union 702 IBEW & Southern Illinois Chapter NECA, Trustees of the Local Union No. 702 Annual Benefit Fund, Trustees of the NECA-IBEW Pension Benefit Trust Fund and Trustees of the National Electrical Benefit Fund against T. K. Carlson Electric, Inc. on Feb. 9. 'Complaint Against T.k. Carlson El...

Monday, December 28, 2020 The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had  invited briefs on bannering and displays of “Scabby the Rat,” the giant roadside inflatable rat (or other gruesome creature) used in many labor disputes. At issue is the conflicting labor law principles distinguishing between lawful publicity of a dispute and unlawful coercive conduct. Strikes and Picketing The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects employees’ right to strike and the right to publicize that strike by peaceful picketing. However, a strike is not a prerequisite to having a picket li...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had invited briefs on bannering and displays of “Scabby the Rat,” the giant roadside inflatable rat (or other gruesome creature) used in many labor disputes. At issue is the conflicting labor law principles distinguishing between lawful publicity of a dispute and unlawful coercive conduct. Strikes and Picketing The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects employees’ right to strike and the right to publicize that strike by peaceful picketing. However, a strike is not a prerequisite to having a picket line. Unions have the right to publicize...