Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) decided that an employer no longer can unilaterally stop union dues deductions from employee pay pursuant to a dues-checkoff clause once a collective-bargaining agreement (“CBA”) expires absent a lawful impasse during negotiations for a successor agreement.
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The last few weeks of a National Labor Relations Board Member’s term can be a busy time. This is especially true when a Member’s imminent departure will leave the Board without any Members from the minority political party. The Board historically has avoided major shifts in precedent without the participation of both parties. Last month was no different. As the clock wound down on Democrat Lauren McFerran’s term this December, the Board issued a flurry of significant rules and opinions that pare back many of the most anti-employer precedents set during the Obama-era.
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In a highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public employee unions may not collect involuntary fees from the public employees they represent. Janus v. AFSME, U.S., No. 16-1466, 6/27/18.
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