Do You Have To Negotiate The Vaccine With Your Union?

COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue around the country, and many employers are mandating or otherwise encouraging their employees to get vaccinated. While courts, at least so far, generally have upheld an organization’s right to require the vaccine, employers with union-represented workforces face an additional legal nuance: collective bargaining. In fact, the Teamsters have just filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago against a union health fund – the TeamCare fund – challenging the fund’s mandate that its workers get vaccinated or face termination. The Teamsters represent workers at TeamCare.