The contract bar doctrine:
A) Prohibits an employer from entering into a collective bargaining agreement with a union.
B) Prohibits a union from entering into any collective bargaining agreement with any employer.
C) Prohibits a decertification election from being held during the life of an existing contract.
D) Specifies minimum standards that union contracts must meet to be considered legal.

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The contract bar doctrine prohibits a decertification election from being held during the life of an existing contract, which means that employees cannot vote to remove the union as their bargaining representative until the contract expires. Option A is incorrect because employers are not prohibited from entering into collective bargaining agreements with unions. Option B is incorrect because unions are not prohibited from entering into collective bargaining agreements with employers. Option D is incorrect because there are no specified minimum standards that union contracts must meet to be considered legal under the contract bar doctrine.

The Contract Bar Doctrine