Board Invokes Sensibility When Determining When An Employer Can Withdraw Recognition From A Union Upon Expiration Of A CBA

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) in Johnson Controls, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 20 (July 3, 2019), established a new standard for determining whether a union has reacquired majority status after an employer announces its anticipatory withdrawal of recognition based on evidence indicating that the union has lost majority support. The Board’s new framework requires a secret ballot election be conducted when both the employer and the union have evidence supporting their positions of majority status.

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