Take a Macro Approach to Defend Against Micro Bargaining Units

A union organizing effort involving just a handful of employees can create challenges across an employer’s entire workforce. In their Today’s General Counsel Employment Law in Focus series, Woods Rogers Principals Anne Bibeau and Leah Stiegler explain how small bargaining units can lead to fragmented workplace rules, separate negotiations, higher costs, and reduced operational flexibility.

“The most effective defense to micro-unit organizing is a proactive one,” the authors write. 

Anne and Leah discuss how employers can evaluate their workforce structures before organizing begins and identify opportunities to strengthen integration through cross-training, shared supervision, consistent employment policies, and overlapping job functions. These steps can help employers advocate for broader, more manageable bargaining units.

Read the full article in Today’s General Counsel.