Failure of applicable meeting conference or agreement-execution duty

OR · 29usc158:refusal-to-bargain.good-faith

§8(d) defines the bargaining obligation. Unilateral changes, impasse, information requests and mandatory/permissive subject boundaries need further subcatalogues. The full d definition also covers agreement negotiation, questions arising under agreements, and execution of a written agreement if requested. These are express duties, not judicially invented elements.

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to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment

(d) Obligation to bargain collectively For the purposes of this section, to bargain collectively is the performance of the mutual obligation of the employer and the representative of the employees to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement, or any question arising thereunder, and the execution of a written contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either party, but such obligation does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession: Provided, That where there is in effect a collective-bargaining contract covering employees in an industry affecting commerce, the duty to bargain collectively shall also mean that no party to such contract shall terminate or modify such contract, unless the party desiring such termination or modification-

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