Ridgway, PA (August 4, 2022) – A dozen non-union factory employees at Clarion Sintered Metals, Inc., have each received $1,000 in back pay bonuses after being discriminated against by International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 2448 and Clarion Sintered Metals. James Cobaugh, a factory employee at Clarion Sintered Metals, Inc., had filed federal charges against Clarion and IAM as he sought justice for himself and other nonmember workers subject to unlawful discrimination. Mr. Cobaugh received free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Mr. Cobaugh’s charges against the union and his employer were filed on April 22, 2022, with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency responsible for enforcing the National Labor Relations Act and adjudicating disputes among private sector employers, unions, and individual employees. The charges came after Clarion Sintered Metals denied $1,000.00 bonuses to workers who exercised their legal right not formally join the union.
Now, rather than face prosecution by the NLRB, both the union and employer agreed to settle the case. In addition to the non-member workers receiving the bonus they were previously denied as a result of the illegal discrimination, both the IAM and Clarion Sintered Metals are required to post notices that inform...
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