Collective bargaining, union issues, policy and procedure.

Officials with the Kansas National Education Association appeal a ruling concerning an existing collective bargaining agreement. The association claimed education administrators violated an existing agreement by discussing work assignments directly with individual association members. The association argued the agreement requires administrators to deal with association officials, not individual members.

An administrative law judge ruled the discussions did not violate the existing collective bargaining agreement. The association now appeals.

The association loses. The National Labor Relations Board affirmed the AJL's ruling.