McKnight, Canzano, Smith, Radtke & Brault is a full service union-side labor law firm, representing public and private labor unions, workers, retirees and employee benefit funds in federal and state courts, before state and federal administrative agencies, and in private arbitrations.
We provide legal advice and representation to labor organizations on labor and employee benefit matters in collective bargaining negotiations and contract enforcement, administration of multi-employer employee pension plans, health care benefit plans and apprenticeship programs, unfair labor practices before the National Labor Relations Board and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, classification and contracting issues before the Michigan Civil Service Commission, arbitrations of contract grievances, union organizing campaigns, union corporate campaigns, class action retiree health care litigation and enforcement of the Michigan Prevailing Wage law.
We have represented local and international labor unions in the private sector and public sector, including in industries such as health care (i.e., hospitals, nursing homes, home health care work, house officers, etc.), automotive, manufacturing, service, trucking, air transportation, railways, utilities, communications, printing, retail, warehouse, tool and die, steel and the building and construction trades.
Members of the firm are frequent speakers at conferences of attorneys, union officers and workers.