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WELCH FOODS, INC. v. GENERAL TEAMSTERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 397
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September 24, 2024
Fired Welch's Factory Worker Cleared To Return To Work
A fired Welch's factory employee can return to his job after a Pennsylvania judge upheld an arbitrator's finding that he did not commit the sexual harassment he was accused of.
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May 15, 2024
Teamsters Defend Rehire Order In Dispute With Welch's
A Welch's factory employee who was fired after being falsely accused of sexual harassment five years ago has waited long enough to be rehired, a Teamsters local argued in Pennsylvania federal court, urging a district judge to uphold an arbitrator's reinstatement order in accordance with a magistrate judge's recommendation.
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April 30, 2024
Welch's Says Worker Should Stay Fired In Dispute With Union
Welch Foods Inc. on Tuesday said a Pennsylvania magistrate judge is wrong to say the company should be forced to rehire a Teamsters-represented worker it fired for making vulgar comments to a female co-worker, saying the words the ex-employee used should be construed as sexual harassment.
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April 17, 2024
Welch's Rehire Challenge Should Fail, Judge Recommends
Welch Foods should comply with an arbitrator's order to rehire a Teamsters-represented worker fired for making vulgar comments to a female co-worker, a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge said, recommending that the district judge toss the company's challenge to the order.
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March 14, 2024
Foul-Language Row Met With Fowl Metaphors In Court Showdown
An attorney for Welch Foods hatched a flock of duck-related metaphors Thursday during an oral argument over whether a male ex-worker's vulgar comments to a female coworker amounted to sexual harassment, and if an arbitrator had been wrong to reinstate the ex-worker despite the facts before her.
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October 12, 2023
Welch's Wants Win In Firing Arbitration Fight With Teamsters
Welch Foods has urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to ax an arbitration award ordering it to rehire a male employee who made derogatory comments to a female co-worker, saying a Teamsters local has downplayed the severity of the worker's comments in its quest for court enforcement of the award.
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September 27, 2023
Teamsters Unit Asks Court To Back Arb. Award In Welch Row
A Pennsylvania federal judge should uphold an arbitrator's finding that Welch Foods wrongfully fired an employee and then falsely depicted his conduct as sexual harassment, a Teamsters local argued Wednesday, urging the judge to reject the company's argument that the arbitration award contradicts public policy.
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August 13, 2021
Pa. Judge Returns Welch-Teamsters Dispute To Arbitrator
A dispute between Welch Foods and a Teamsters local over an award that reinstated a worker the company had accused of making sexist comments must return to an arbitrator, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, saying key findings need to be clarified.
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February 11, 2021
Teamsters Say Welch Foods Fight Should Return To Arbitrator
A Teamsters local has urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to accept a magistrate judge's recommendation to send back to arbitration a dispute over an award that reinstated a Welch Foods worker who was fired for allegedly sexist comments, opposing the company's bid to fight the remand.
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February 08, 2021
Welch Foods Tells Judge To Keep Arbitration Fight In Court
Welch Foods told a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday to reject a magistrate's recommendation to send back to arbitration a dispute with a Teamsters local over an award that reinstated a worker who was fired for allegedly sexist comments, arguing the arbitrator's award shows the employee committed sexual harassment.