January 27, 2022
Counsel for a temp agency said a labor expert's opinion wasn't necessary to drive home the dangers its workers faced crossing picket lines at a Pennsylvania steel mill, and asked a federal judge Thursday to exclude her testimony from a lawsuit over whether the temps should have been paid while being shuttled past the workers they were replacing.
December 06, 2021
A temp agency has argued that "1,000 mini trials" would be needed to determine if a class of temporary steelworkers deserves payment for time spent crossing picket lines, asking a Pennsylvania federal judge to shoot down the workers' class certification bid.
November 04, 2021
A group of over 1,000 temporary steelworkers seeking overtime pay for time spent crossing a picket line at an Allegheny Technologies Inc. mill asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to grant them class certification on Thursday, saying travel across the picket line was a duty shared by workers.
March 24, 2020
A temporary steelworker's lawsuit seeking overtime pay for time spent crossing a picket line at an Allegheny Technologies Inc. mill will move ahead, as a Pennsylvania federal judge said the defendant couldn't get the case dismissed just because its argument was "shouted louder."
March 19, 2019
The company that hired temporary steelworkers during Allegheny Technologies Inc.'s seven-month union lockout said workers' van rides past the union's picket lines weren't part of their daily duties, and asked a Pennsylvania federal court to dismiss their proposed class action seeking overtime pay Monday.