SCI Acknowledges Labor Law Violations in Lockout of Funeral Workers

Funeral industry giant Service Corporation International

has acknowledged its violation of several federal labor laws in its treatment of 59 locked out Chicago-area funeral employees. SCI, which operates under the Dignity Memorial brand name, is mailing a National Labor Relations Board notice to each employee in which it promises not to violate those laws in the future. It is the NLRB Chicago Region's resolution of unfair labor practice charges filed by Teamsters Local 727, which represents the locked out SCI funeral directors and drivers.