Originally Posted by
jdavk
Nope. In an asset deal the buyer is typically not automatically bound to the seller’s CBA unless it expressly assumes it.
They are not bound by the sellers agreement. The seller however is bound by the agreement and would need to negotiate the agreement to comply with the fragmentation clause. United could decide at that point not to accept the deal. If it were simply up to the buyer if they wanted to comply or not fragmentation clauses would be worthless.