Pamela
Newport
Email: pamela@hsglawgroup.com
Phone: 513-381-2224
Pamela Newport focuses her practice on union-side labor and employment law, a decision that sprang from a deep-seated commitment to social justice for working people after growing up in a union household. She views her current role within the broader goals of her clients, and assists with union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration handling, steward and member education, and internal investigations and compliance for labor organizations. In addition to her broad experience in labor and employment law, she has practiced immigration law and assisted immigrant workers throughout her career.
At the University of Cincinnati, Pamela received her B.A. with honors and went on to become one of the first students in the Law and Women’s Studies joint degree program. While pursuing her M.A. and J.D., she was named an Arthur Russell Morgan fellow to the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, with a focus on global sex worker organizing. During law school, Pamela clerked at the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and the United Steelworkers legal department.
In addition to her work for HSGLaW, Ms. Newport is on the board of directors for the AFL-CIO’s Union Lawyers Alliance, is a contributing editor to the treatise Developing Labor Law, is a regular presenter at the Northern Kentucky University Labor Management Conference and is co-chair of the Technology Subcommittee of the American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee.
Areas of Practice
- Labor Law
- Employment Law
- Civil Litigation
Education
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University of Cincinnati, B.A.,Communication, 2001 (with honors)
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University of Cincinnati, M.A., Women’s Studies (2004)
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University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2005
Languages
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English
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 2005
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2007
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2013
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2017
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2019
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Experience
Representative cases include:
- Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete, 371 NLRB No. 73 (March 8, 2022)
- Churchill Downs Racetrack, LLC v. Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 576, 3:19-cv-595-DJH-CHL, 2020 WL6946574 (W.D. Ky. Nov. 25, 2020)
- Zeon Chemicals v. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 72D, No. 19-5703, Case No. 3:18-cv-00376 (6th Cir. Feb. 13, 2020)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 651 v. Michael Philbeck, Case No. 5:19-cv-00105-DCR (E.D. Ky. June 3, 2020)
- Procter & Gamble Mfring. Co. v. Assoc. of Employees of the St. Louis Plant, Case No. 4:18-cv-01026-RWS (E.D. Mo. Sept. 30, 2019)
- AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. and United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 75, 366 NLRB No. 133 (July 19, 2018)
Professional Honors and Activities
Memberships:
- AFL-CIO, Union Lawyers Alliance, Board of Directors
- AFL-CIO, Union Lawyers Alliance, Member
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, Co-Chair of the Technology Subcommittee of the Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee.
Community Involvement:
- Contributing Editor, Developing Labor Law
- Northern Kentucky University Labor Management Conference, Planning Committee, Presenter and Standing Member
- NAACP, Member and Election Protection Volunteer
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2009 – 2011
- Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center, Board Member, 2006 – 2008
- Mt. Healthy High School, Mock Trial Advisor, 2007 – 2008
- Volunteer, UC Law Immigrant Community Legal Advocacy Center, 2006
Awards
Arthur Russell Morgan Fellow, Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights
Presentations, Seminars & Published Works
2023
Tornadoes, Trailers, and Turmoil, Act 1: The Investigation” ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting
2022
“Mastering Tricks of Special Investigations,” ABA Employment Rights & Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting
2019
Labor Law NLRB Practice Tips, Lawyers Coordinating Committee Bootcamp for New Lawyers, Detroit, Michigan
2019
Breakout Session — Problems Facing Labor, Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights 40th Anniversary Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio
2019
Just Cause and Off-duty Conduct, Northern Kentucky University Labor Management Conference
2019
“How Arbitrators Rule on Just Cause Issues,” Arbitrator and Advocate Symposium, Columbus, OH
2019
“Identifying Employee Activity: Protected, Concerted Activity, or Both?” OSBA 2019 NLRB Update: The Times They are A-Changing – Again, Columbus, OH
2018
Arbitration Primer, Northern Kentucky University Labor Management Conference
2017
Sex Discrimination, Transgender Rights, and the Political Landscape, Northern Kentucky University Labor Management Conference
2016
Practice Tips: Bringing Cases Before the NLRB, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Bootcamp for New Lawyers, Chicago, Illinois,
2016
Practice Tips: Bringing Cases Before the NLRB – AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Conference, Chicago, Illinois
2016
Violence and Threats in Today’s Workforce, Northern Kentucky University Labor Management Conference
2015
Social Media as Protected, Concerted Activity: Same Stories, Different Watercooler, UFCW Attorneys Conference, Quebec City
2015
Social Media in Arbitration: Employee Rights, Responsibilities, and Repercussions, Northern Kentucky University Labor Management Conference
2014
Just Cause for Discipline and Discharge: Social Media Issues – Arbitration and Mediation Services Conference
2014
Effective Communication Through Social Media – Made in America Conference, Orlando, Florida
2011
Discipline for Off-duty Conduct: From Facebook to Felonies, UFCW Region 4 Conference