Jim Bucking is a partner at Foley Hoag, where he represents corporations and other employers in union disputes, complex employment litigation and other labor and employment matters.
Jim has extensive experience representing management at the bargaining table in union negotiations and litigating labor disputes in court, before arbitrators and at the National Labor Relations Board. Management clients have sought Jim’s representation in negotiations involving the Teamsters, SEIU, UFCW, hotel workers, electrical workers, steelworkers, auto workers, utility workers, broadcast employees, textile workers, building trades, security, and the Progressive Workers Union. He also advises clients on day-to-day personnel matters, drafts employment agreements and policies, and assists with sexual harassment and discrimination investigations.
Jim has worked extensively on behalf of such major corporations as Anheuser-Busch, Fenway Sports Group, PG&E National Energy Group, CVS Health, Starbucks, Credit Suisse, Boston Medical Center, Boston Globe, T-Mobile, Kimpton Hotels, Westmont Hospitality, Fairmont Hotels, Mariner Health Care, Owens & Minor, MasterCard, Dominion Energy, Clear Channel Outdoor, Cogentrix Energy, Guardian Life Insurance Company, H&M, Sanofi, Natixis, Loomis Sayles, Steward Health, Covanta, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Ameriprise, PolyOne Corporation, Verizon and Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc.
Industries:
- Financial services
- Retail
- Healthcare
- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Janitorial
- Warehouse/distribution
- Waste disposal
- Life Sciences