Unionized editorial workers, represented by The NewsGuild of New York at LexisNexis-owned Law360, have taken legal action over planned layoffs that would affect 10 percent of their union.
The union filed an unfair labor practice charge at Region 2 of the National Labor Relations Board in New York.
On Feb. 27, the union voted to authorize a strike, in direct response to the company’s persistent intransigence at the bargaining table and unlawful tactics that violate workers’ rights.
On Feb. 15, LexisNexis Legal and Professional, of which Law360 is a subsidiary, announced its highest revenue growth in decades. That same day, Law360 management announced plans to lay off 26 workers in the bargaining unit.
Company executives want the proposed layoffs to take effect this Friday.
“We are Law360,” said Hailey Konnath, a reporter for the legal news site and unit chair for the union.“We are the reason our parent company could tout these record profits – every one of us in this union. If our company was that successful last year, there’s no reason to lay off our members other than corporate greed.”
Law360 Union, which represents nearly 300 workers, began negotiating its contract on Nov. 17, 2022. The current contract expired on Dec. 31, 2022.
