And The Survey Says: Companies Fared Well In Their 2020 Union Negotiations

The pandemic affected virtually every aspect of the employment relationship in 2020. Employers’ collective bargaining with unions was no different. Indeed, “virtual negotiations” became the norm in many places (previously unthought-of) and law changes related to the pandemic made 2020 a year like no other at the bargaining table. There appears to have been another affect: Employers fared better than they expected in their union negotiations last year