Unionized Employers Must Bargain About Individual Discipline In Absence of a Negotiated Grievance Process: NLRB | Practical Law
In Total Security Management Illinois 1, LLC, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that discretionary discipline is a mandatory bargaining subject and employers may not unilaterally impose discipline on bargaining unit employees when their union has been certified but has not yet entered into a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the employer providing for a grievance process to address disciplinary disputes.