Ryan has successfully negotiated dozens of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), acting as the chief spokesperson and at-the-table counsel, employing strategic bargaining approaches across various sectors, including manufacturing, trucking, education, and office environments. He has negotiated agreements with major unions like the Teamsters, SEIU, UNITE HERE, Steelworkers, and Machinists, achieving initial, successor, and multi-employer master contracts.
Ryan has represented clients through all phases of strike management, from pre-strike planning to implementing operational contingency plans, and through settlement and return to work. For example, he successfully obtained a mass-picketing injunction that curtailed a statewide CWA strike for a national telecommunications employer.
In labor arbitrations, Ryan has litigated numerous cases involving discharge, contract interpretation, and interest arbitration. His notable arbitration work includes leading successful discharge cases related to absenteeism, insubordination, and altercations, as well as handling cases on diversions of work and overtime assignments.
Ryan also provides daily labor counseling and regular training to clients on issues such as positive employee engagement, labor law compliance, and best practices for CBA administration and grievance processing.
Ryan has handled hundreds of unfair labor practice (ULP) cases before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), managing case teams, developing case strategies, and representing clients through every phase of the litigation process from pre-trial, ALJ hearings, and appeals to the NLRB and U.S. Circuit Courts. For example, he has litigated ULP cases for a retail client accused of terminating a union organizer and coercing employees during a union campaign and for a healthcare client accused of discriminatorily replacing over 7,000 striking workers during a 24-hour strike.
Ryan has managed dozens of representation cases before the NLRB, from petition filing to Board review. In connection with this work, he regularly leads union avoidance campaigns, negotiates election agreements, and litigates election cases on a wide range of issues, including bargaining unit scope and election misconduct.
Ryan has provided labor law counsel for over a dozen major acquisitions and in the context of significant workforce changes, such as mass layoffs, plant shutdowns, and navigating labor-related aspects of bankruptcy. He has also represented clients in various labor court cases, including Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) Section 301 breach of contract suits and National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Section 10(j) injunction petitions.
Additionally, Ryan has extensive experience advising clients on Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) obligations, such as LM-10 reporting. He has also represented clients in the railroad and airline industries covered by the RLA, as well as public sector employers, in labor relations strategy, litigation, and arbitration.
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