Bruce Cross has more than 40 years of experience in the areas of labor and employment law, including NLRB proceedings, labor negotiations and arbitrations, strikes, picketing, boycotts, OSHA, and wage-hour compliance and class actions. He has represented clients such as The Boeing Company, Puget Sound Energy Inc., United Parcel Service, Boise Cascade LLC, General Dynamics Land Systems, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell and Esterline.
Bruce dedicates a significant portion of his time to pro bono work. He negotiates collective bargaining agreements and provides general labor & employment advice and counseling to a variety of clients including large nonprofit organizations with hundreds of employees to smaller, social services organizations with as many as five employees.
Ranked by Chambers USA 15 Years in a Row
Labor & Employment
Professional Recognition
- Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Lawyers" for Labor & Employment, 2008-2024
- Ranked by Chambers USA, as a "Senior Statespeople for Labor & Employment," in Washington, 2021-2024
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment 1983-2024
- Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington’s Super Lawyers", 2004-2023
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Professional Leadership
- The Association of Washington Business
- Human Resources Council
- Employment Law and Workplace Safety Committees
Community Involvement
- The Overlake School, Past President of the Board of Trustees
Clerkships
- Hon. Frank Weaver, State Supreme Court of Washington, 1967 - 1968