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Although the total percentage of unionized workers has declined, proposed legislation may reverse that trend and breathe new life into union organizing, collective bargaining, and other forms of protected activity. And, even absent anticipated changes in the law, labor relations matters have continued to absorb management time, energy, and resources for many employees with mature relationships with unions.

We have an extensive nationwide labor arbitration, collective bargaining, and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) practice, representing a number of car rental companies, automobile and truck manufacturers, suppliers, communications and health care organizations, professional services businesses, and many other large and small employers. Tom Kienbaum is considered the dean of this field in Michigan, and Ted Opperwall "comes highly recommended for representing management in all areas of traditional labor law, and gains further renown for his strength in large scale arbitrations and collective bargainings," according to Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

We regularly represent management in all types of traditional labor matters, including:

• Representation, decertification, and deauthorization elections
• Unfair labor practice proceedings
• Strikes, picketing, and boycotts
• Labor injunctions
• Unit clarification proceedings
• Collective bargaining
• Arbitration and contract administration
• Preventive counseling

Members of our firm have also litigated a variety of traditional labor cases in the federal trial courts, various circuits of the federal appeals courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.