Dues Checkoff

For many decades, the National Labor Relations Board permitted employers to discontinue dues checkoff arrangements following the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. More recently, employers’ right to do so has fluctuated depending on which political party has held the majority of seats on the NLRB. On September 30, 2022, the current Democratic majority ruled … Read more

Dues Checkoff

In a December 16, 2019 decision, the National Labor Relations Board reverted to a legal principle that had stood for over 50 years. In 2015, the NLRB ruled that employers could no longer discontinue a union dues checkoff after a collective bargaining agreement had expired. Now a 3-1 Board majority restores the long-established standard from … Read more