Best Practices for Managing Union Employees

Join Laura Leahy to learn about the work necessary to manage a unionized workforce and understand this distinct legal and operational discipline governed by federal labor law, state and local statutes, and collective bargaining agreement. This presentation gives HR leaders, executives, and business owners a practical playbook for managing bargaining unit member employees with confidence.

Learning Objectives:

• You will be able to identify the eight core doctrines that govern day-to-day decisions in a unionized workplace.
• You will be able to explain the current state of the National Labor Relations Board following the December 2025 restoration of its quorum.
• You will be able to recognize the most common unfair labor practice traps embedded in routine personnel decisions.
• You will be able to describe the just cause framework most arbitrators apply when reviewing employer discipline.