Most collective bargaining agreements in the private sector are governed by Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act Section requiring a majority of employees in the bargaining unit support having a union represent them. If a majority is not in support, the employees are not in a union. In the construction industry, however, CBAs…

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…

A pre-hire agreement is when an employer and a union come to an agreement before any workers are hired. This is widely utilized in the construction industry. In essence, the company is unionized before it has employees, which means the employees did not vote a union into their workplace via secret ballot election. Section 8(f)…