A construction company had a Section 8(a) collective bargaining agreement with the Carpenters union. Section 8(a) contracts are unique to the construction industry and allow employers to walk away from the contract when it expires. This particular contract was for three years and automatically renewed at the end of its term for another three years…

Dues deduction became a common practice in the mid-1900’s when few workers had checking accounts. Unions tired of going to each member individually to collect dues, so they negotiated into collective bargaining agreements clauses forcing the employer to payroll deduct the dues and remit a single check to the union for all members’ dues. Companies…

A hospital and a union recently allowed their collective bargaining agreement to expire. One provision in the CBA provided that “for the duration of this Agreement, the Hospital will adjust the pay of Nurses on his/her anniversary date” in the amount of 3%. Despite the expiration of the agreement, the Board found that the hospital…