NLRB Invites Briefs on Construction Industry Bargaining

Sept. 12, 2018, 5:04 PM UTC

The National Labor Relations Board may overrule or modify several important precedents on collective bargaining in the construction industry. It’s giving interested organizations a chance to weigh in first.

The board issued a Sept. 11 invitation for the filing of briefs on the issue of what a union must do to establish that a pre-hire relationship with a construction company has been converted to a full relationship under the National Labor Relations Acts.

Establishing that the relationship has been converted from a pre-hire arrangement has enormous practical consequences for an employer and union. A construction company can withdraw from a ...

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