# Collective bargaining review
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Review collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), labor relations matters, and works council procedures.

Review collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), labor relations matters, and works council procedures. Covers management rights clauses, grievance and arbitration procedures, seniority systems, wages and benefits provisions, work rules, union security, and no-strike/no-lockout provisions. Also covers works council (Betriebsrat) co-determination rights and Betriebsvereinbarungen under German BetrVG, and CSE information-consultation obligations and accords collectifs under French law. Use when reviewing, drafting, negotiating, or assessing compliance with a collective bargaining agreement, works agreement, or related labor relations document. Covers US NLRA (29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169), German Betriebsverfassungsgesetz (BetrVG) and Tarifvertragsgesetz (TVG), and French Code du travail (CSE consultation framework and collective agreement hierarchy). Flags legal risk, deviations from market standards, and procedural compliance gaps. Jurisdiction-aware with [JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC] markers for all three systems.

This skill reviews collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), works council agreements, and related labor relations documents. It identifies legal risks, deviations from market standards, procedural deficiencies, and compliance gaps, then produces a confidence-scored, auditable analysis with actionable remediation recommendations. **Covers:** - Clause-by-clause review of CBAs (US NLRA), Betriebsvereinbarungen (Germany), and accords collectifs (France) - Mandatory subjects of bargaining and ultra-vires clause detection - Management rights analysis (scope, reserved-rights doctrine, waiver standards) - Grievance and arbitration procedure review (Steelworkers standards, timelines, arbitrability) - Seniority system analysis (competitive status, benefit, unit scope) - Wages, benefits, and compensation structure review - Work rules and progressive discipline (just cause/Daugherty seven tests) - Union security provisions (post-Janus landscape, right-to-work overlay) - No-strike/no-lockout clause analysis (Boys Markets enforceability) - German BetrVG co-determination rights (§87 mandatory subjects, §99 hiring, §102 dismissals, §§111-112 social plan/Interessenausgleich) - French CSE consultation obligations (L2312-17 three annual consultations, droit d'alerte) - Successor employer obligations and §613a BGB / TUPE transfer analysis - Social plan (Sozialplan) and plan de sauvegarde de l'emploi (PSE) compliance review **Does not:** - Draft new CBAs from scratch (see drafting-specific skills) - Provide legal advice or replace qualified labor counsel - Guarantee enforceability — all outputs require attorney review ...

## Jurisdictions

Global



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