Successorship involves one employer taking over from another, such as through a purchase or a merger. A succeeding employer sometimes has to bargain with the union representing the predecessor’s employees.

I. Who’s a Successor Employer?

Not all succeeding employers must bargain, but in this lesson, we’ll use the term successor to refer to a succeeding employer with a bargaining duty.

Company A dyed fabrics to order. Company A had a CBA with a union representing its employees. Economic factors...