In a recent decision, the NLRB abandoned a 50-year precedent when it held that employers must continue deducting union dues from employee wages after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. The Board stated that its previous holding in Bethlehem Steel, which reasoned that employers could unilaterally discontinue their union dues check off obligations in the absence of an on-going union security provision in effect, lacked a “coherent explanation.” In support of its decision in WKYC-TV, Inc., 359 NLRB 30 (2012), the Board stated that requiring employers to honor union dues check-off arrangements should be treated the same as wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment (mandatory subjects of bargaining) as opposed to arbitration, no-strike, and management rights provisions, which the Board has ruled do not survive the expiration of the CBA. The Board stated that its new rule does not apply retroactively, so those employers currently complying with Bethlehem Steel may continue the status quo. However, looking forward, employers may want to consider proposing a provision allowing discontinuance of union dues check offs in their next round of negotiations.