Labor Law
For more than three decades, Buelow Vetter has represented management on labor relations issues. We have extensive experience counseling employers on union avoidance strategies, managing labor representation and election issues, advising on decertification elections, negotiating labor contracts, assisting with strike planning, and representing employers in grievance arbitration. We have traditional labor law experience in manufacturing, transportation and logistics, service industries, retail and food service, counties, cities, towns, school districts and universities.
Our labor law attorney team has represented employers before thousands of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and state labor relations agency hearings and arbitrations. We have decades of experience practicing before the NLRB, the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, and other state labor agencies. We have experience facing unions including the Teamsters, SEIU, IAM, IBEW, IAFF, AFSCME, WPPA, Law, and others (the list is too long to name them all).
Buelow Vetter’s expertise and experience in labor law allows you to focus on other priorities while we solve the problem, keep you informed and help you move forward toward your business goals. Our labor lawyers offer a wide variety of services and are here to offer there expertise for the services below.
Buelow Vetter attorneys have decades of experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements on behalf of management. Whether you need help with negotiations and the collective bargaining table, or someone to work behind the scenes to assist you in achieving your collective bargaining goals, we are here for you. Additionally, we understand the importance of helping you manage costs and maintain flexibility throughout your organization and your bargaining stance.
We represent both public and private employers in collective bargaining, understanding and readily adapting to the differences inherent within each type of entity.
A labor law attorney can assist you in analyzing labor costs; developing and analyzing alternative compensation and benefit plans; developing bargaining goals and preparing bargaining proposals; developing and implementing bargaining strategies; developing contingency plans in the event of a strike or lockout; corporate campaigns; and developing strategies for communication with employees, customers, suppliers, and the public.
If you need advice regarding contract interpretation and grievance processing, you can count on Buelow Vetter. Our labor lawyers provide effective representation in arbitration hearings as a result of extensive experience, coupled with the efficient and operative handling of every case. Additionally, our knowledge of and relationships with arbitrators, gained through our many years of experience, give you an advantage during the arbitrator selection process.
Buelow Vetter labor relations attorneys are ready to advise you on procedures to avoid employees organizing, or respond quickly when an organizing campaign is imminent. We provide you with policies and training to minimize your risk. During organizing campaigns, Buelow Vetter offers advice on what your organization can lawfully do to prevail when an election occurs.
When a labor dispute arises in your organization, quick and efficient handling of the case is necessary to minimize the disruption of your business activity and help you maintain strong employee relations with the NLRB and the courts.
Where unfair labor practice charges have been filed against you, our Wisconsin labor attorneys assist by responding to and seeking resolution of the charge. When an unfair labor practice charge goes to a hearing, it’s critical to have the benefit of knowledgeable, experienced litigators representing you before the NLRB and the courts.
In the late 1960s, Wisconsin enacted the first state law providing for public sector collective bargaining. Buelow Vetter attorneys have been representing public employers for a majority of the years the law has been in place. Our Wisconsin labor lawyers have helped shape the law. We are aware of the unique challenges of labor relations in the public sector including open records issues, political ramifications and the interest arbitration statute. The firm has experience working with labor relations professionals and elected officials to determine the jurisdiction’s financial and service priorities.
A labor union lawyer can provide advice, research, and analysis throughout the negotiation process to enable you to make strategic decisions that help you achieve your goals. When unable to reach a voluntary resolution, Buelow Vetter attorneys are prepared to employ the skills developed through representation of clients in hundreds of interest arbitration cases.
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