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Last week, we introduced the duty of transit systems to bargain with labor unions over the decision to implement automation, robotics or artificial intelligence and over the effects of such a decision. That post discussed three statutory and contractual sources of the duty to bargain and the transit employers to whom the duty applies. Today, we discuss potential subjects for which an employer and union must bargain and steps an employer can take now to better position itself to automate.
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When a transit authority considers automation, a duty to bargain with labor over the decision to automate and a duty to bargain over the effects of the decision may arise. The source of the duty may be one of three types of labor laws that govern the transit employment relationship: the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Railway Labor Act (RLA) or state-specific public sector collective bargaining statutes. This post will discuss the duty to bargain generally. Next week's post will review subjects over which an employer may be required to bargain and steps an employer can take now to better position itself to automate.
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Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2019
Yonah Freemark January 8th, 2019 |
Despite recent declines in transit ridership in the U.S., the construction...
