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title: "Record whether a collective agreement was reduced to writing"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations/build-the-pre-approval-steps-record-for-an-enterprise-agreement-approval/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A15-X20260927-5-US"
practice_area: "Anti-Discrimination & Industrial Relations"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record whether a collective agreement was reduced to writing

> From the file, list any request that an agreement be put in a written contract, whether a signed writing is in the file, and the date of that writing.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Anti-Discrimination & Industrial Relations](https://ailawframework.com/practice/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the file, list any request that an agreement be put in a written contract, whether a signed writing is in the file, and the date of that writing. Do not draft the contract, and do not say that a tribunal has approved it. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether the bargaining duty has been met, and you write any contract. Section 8(d) (29 U.S.C. § 158(d)) defines bargaining as the mutual obligation to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith about wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement, or any question arising under it, and the execution of a written contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either party. The obligation does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require a concession. Where a collective-bargaining contract is in effect, a party may not terminate or modify it unless it gives the written notices and follows the steps in section 8(d)(1) to (4). The opened text does not require the Board to approve the agreement before it has effect. Section 301(a) (29 U.S.C. § 185(a)) provides that a suit for violation of a contract between an employer and a labor organization representing employees in an industry affecting commerce, or between such labor organizations, may be brought in a district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties. A money judgment against a labor organization in a district court is enforceable only against the organisation as an entity and its assets, and not against an individual member or the member's assets. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build the pre-approval steps record for an enterprise agreement approval](https://ailawframework.com/practice/anti-discrimination-and-industrial-relations/build-the-pre-approval-steps-record-for-an-enterprise-agreement-approval.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the file, list any request that an agreement be put in a written contract, whether a signed writing is in the file, and the date of that writing. Do not draft the contract, and do not say that a tribunal has approved it.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The opened text requires execution of a written contract if either party requests it. It does not require the Board to approve the terms.
- The sixty-day and thirty-day notices in section 8(d) apply to termination or modification of a contract already in effect. Do not apply them to the making of an initial agreement unless the file is about that termination or modification.
- Section 301 was opened through the judgment rule. It does not state a limitation period. Do not add one.

## Sources

- [29 U.S.C. § 158(d), obligation to bargain collectively](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/158) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [29 U.S.C. § 185, suits by and against labor organizations](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/185) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application for approval of an enterprise agreement (Form F16)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f16-approve-enterprise-agreement.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Fair Work Commission Form F16, the application for approval of a single or multi-enterprise agreement other than a greenfields agreement. The forms table cites section 185. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*