NLRB Finds Duty to Bargain About Discipline Even Before First CBA

Does an employer have a duty to bargain with a union, prior to the finalization of a first collective bargaining agreement, before imposing discretionary discipline on an employee? According to the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision in Alan Ritchey, Inc. and Warehouse Union Local 6, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, AFL-CIO, 359 NLRB No. 40 (Dec. 14, 2012), the answer is yes. To learn more about the decision, please see Littler’s ASAP, NLRB Finds Duty to Bargain About Discipline Even Before Agreement on First Contract, by Adam Wit.