A swimming pool cleaning supply manufacturer was negotiating a successor collective bargaining agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. After the Union rejected several healthcare plan proposals made by the Company, the Company said it wanted to freeze the current contract for one year, but also said it expected to have information on…

Collective bargaining agreements contain many different clauses. This three part series covers what I believe to be among the most important clauses to any labor contract. In Part 1 I discussed the recogition clause, management rights clause, and dues check off clause. Today I cover the no strike / no lock out clause and the sympathy strike clause.…