Judge moves to reject WGA's request to dismiss agencies' lawsuit
after the union and the agencies could not come to an agreement on a new code of conduct.
The WGA argued that the court should dismiss the case because it had not violated the National Labor Relations Act and was acting as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for its members. At a hearing Friday, U.S. District Court Judge André Birotte Jr. showed his tentative ruling to the attorneys for the agencies and the union, but the document was not publicly available, said people who attended the hearing. A final ruling is expected later this month.“We appreciated the thoughtfulness and time the court gave to this issue,” the WGA said in a statement. “Our lawyers clearly articulated why the agencies’ complaint should be dismissed.
Attorneys with the U.S. Justice Department filed court documents last week urging the judge to reject the WGA’s argument.that if the court did not resolve the factual disputes before deciding on whether the labor exemption applies to this case, “the court may disrupt the proper balance between federal labor law and federal antitrust law and undermine the fundamental protections for competition and consumers embodied in the federal antitrust laws.
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