Rubber & Tire Manufacturers

Effective handling of labor relations and employment matters is essential to the long-term profitability and survival of rubber and tire manufacturing operations. Our Rubber and Tire Practice Group attorneys have significant experience helping industry clients aggressively address workplace issues such as union organizational attempts, collective bargaining, interpreting antiquated contract language and establishing effective union avoidance strategies in an industry where unionization was once considered inevitable. Our knowledge of the industry gives clients the advantage: they don't have to waste time getting us up to speed on the terminology and particular nuances of labor and employee relations within the rubber and tire manufacturing sector.

Group attorneys provide legal advice and representation in a wide range of areas:

• Labor Relations
• Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiation, Interpretation, & Strategic Advice
• Union Avoidance
• Employment Discrimination Claims
• Wrongful Discharge
• Sexual Harassment Claims & Investigations
• Labor Relations
• Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiation & Interpretation
• Employment Contracts
• Benefits Issues
• Wage and Hour Issues
• Immigration Compliance
• Internal Investigations
• Policy/Handbook Development & Interpretation
• Day-to-Day Counseling on Labor & Employment Issues

We also provide services to managers, area supervisors, HR professionals and trade associations including:

• Training on Preventing Sexual & Other Types of Harassment Avoidance
• Training on Effective Discipline
• Education on Major Legal Developments
• Training on Interviewing/Employee Selection
• Training on Effective Employee Evaluation Techniques
• Union Avoidance Training

Representative Matters:

• Defended a class action race discrimination case in which we showed that a salaried manager could not adequately represent the interests of certain other managers in different parts of the plant
• Conducted union avoidance training for industry clients including tire manufacturers, a tire manufacturer's brake division, rubber manufacturers and a parts supplier
• Advised multiple tire manufacturers on labor relations issues, including bargaining strategy and grievances

Contact Attorney: Lee Creasman