Labor and Employment Law

Union organizing efforts are on the rise across the country. If there’s a growing interest in organizing a union among your employees, our attorneys can help you manage and address potential issues proactively.  For instance, we can foster effective communication channels with employees to reduce the urgency of their need to bring their concerns to a union. If your organization’s goal is to remain union-free, we encourage you to enlist our services to help you develop strategies to achieve this objective. Tensions can escalate as employees seek to unionize—let our skilled and experienced labor and employment law experts help you establish solutions to minimize conflicts, cultivate mutual trust, and protect the strength and integrity of all employer-employee relationships.

Our attorneys are here to guide and support you during every step of the collective bargaining process, defending your best interests at every turn. We will start by helping your management team identify and articulate your bargaining goals, strategies, and mandates. Next, we will partner with you to draft the proposals and positions, offering in-depth research and analysis services to inform and guide the collective bargaining process (i.e., collective agreement audits, sector-based wage and benefits surveys, investigating specific terms and conditions of employment, etc.). Whether you want us to serve as the primary spokesperson in collective bargaining negotiations or you envision leading the bargaining yourself, you can count on us to support your efforts however we can. As the negotiations come to a close, we will offer legal assistance to manage the ratification and agreement implementation process. Our goal is to empower you to make informed decisions that protect your best interests and preserve key workplace relationships with greater confidence and certainty.

Our firm recognizes that the relationship between an organization’s management and the union can be delicate, which is why we aim to implement strategies to preserve and support a lasting bond that’s built on mutual trust. Using a holistic approach to handling labor disputes, we strive to provide measured, informed guidance that’s customized to accommodate the unique perspective of each client we serve. In contrast to many larger law firms offering a wide range of legal services across multiple practice areas, Campbell Durrant, P.C., exclusively focuses on employment and labor law. These types of cases are all we do—so you can trust that we have the skills and time-tested expertise to help you achieve your desired outcome.

The dedicated legal team at Campbell Durrant, P.C., understands that grievance matters must be addressed quickly and strategically to minimize the duration and degree of disruption to the organization as a whole. Over the years, we have helped our clients (many of whom are public sector and governmental entities) negotiate processes and procedures into collective bargaining agreements that have substantially reduced the number of arbitrations. However, if a grievance cannot be resolved, our attorneys aggressively defend our clients at every step of the labor arbitration process. Whether your organization is struggling with a grievance arbitration involving contract interpretation, demotion, disability, discrimination, harassment, layoff, medical leave, pension, suspension, termination, wages, or another related matter, you can trust that we will advocate for your best interests and help you pursue the most appropriate and efficient path to secure your desired outcome.