Pros and Cons of Collective Bargaining Section I: General advantages and disadvantages of collective bargaining Pros • Can lead to high-performance workplace where labor and management jointly engage in problem solving‚ addressing issues on an equal standing. • Provides legally based bilateral relationship. • Management’s rights are clearly spelled out. • Employers’ and employees’ rights protected by binding collective bargaining agreement. • Multi-year
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HR - Chapter 13: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Why do workers join Unions? There are three main reasons why workers join unions: * Dissatisfaction with the work environment (wages‚ benefits‚ supervision) * A desire to have more influence in affecting change in the work environment * Employee believe that unions can actually improve conditions and have an impact at their own workplace Effects of Unions Workers join Unions to improve their wages‚ working conditions
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representatives meet to address collective bargaining agreements‚ the format typically revolves around collective bargaining terms and conditions for a contractual work place. “Although each bargaining situation is unique and depends on the negotiators’ personalities and the issues involved‚ collective bargaining behavior generally falls into one of two strategic approaches: distributive bargaining or interest-based bargaining (also referred to as mutual gain bargaining or win-win negotiation)” (Holley
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Chapter 9 – Collective Bargaining Structures and Processes Collective Bargaining: negotiation process through which the terms and conditions of employment of unionized workers are determined. * non unionized – employers establish reward structures‚ compensation‚ benefits‚ processes for promotions and transfers etc. * unionized: union and management meet on regular basis to negotiate a wide range of terms and conditions of employment – emp have a voice in how rewards are structures‚ disputes
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Issue: What are the terms for collect collective bargaining? Rule of Law: Under Collective Bargaining‚ an employer and union must act in good faith and not change wages or terms and conditions of employment during the bargaining process. Application + conclusion: While consolidated stores was undergoing a unionization campaign‚ the management swayed the employees to reject the union by increasing their wages and providing them bonuses. Under collective bargaining‚ that is unfair labor practice because
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to Sheet Metal Workers (SMW) Local 68. According to HR Hero (2011)‚ a minimum requirement of 30% of employees must propose induction prior to an election process (HR Hero‚ 2011‚ para. 2). Union Bargaining and Effects. Union representatives and organizations engage in a process of collective bargaining. Because Lewis & Lambert employees are represented by SMW Local 68‚ the workers negotiate alongside other Local 68 members. The negotiation process leads to agreements regarding wage scales‚ health
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining A labor union can be defined as an organization of employees that uses collective action to advance its members’ interests in regard to wages and working conditions. Two General Types of Unions 1. Industrial Union * Members of this union all employees in a company or industry‚ regardless of occupation. 2. Craft Union * Members of this union belong to one craft or to a closely related group of occupations Labor relations are
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Collective Bargaining Exercise BUS 305 – Industrial Relations A critical part of industrial relations is the collective bargaining process. As a class‚ and individually‚ we have studied the different stages of collective bargaining‚ their importance and contribution to maintaining amicable relations between the unions representing employees and ther employers. On March 15‚ 2013‚ our class had the opportunity of participating in an exercise
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In my negotiation for Viking I played the roll of Sandy Wood and I attempted to negotiate with Pat Olafson regarding a range of issue that we have had with each other over the past several years. These negotiations were extremely complicated because they dealt with three at least different issues. We had to figure out what to do about an outstanding loan that Pat had given me. We also had to come to an agreement on the matter of how much Pat was going to pay for work that I had done for his condominium
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements Strayer University BUS 310 Prof. Robert High March 15‚ 2009 Outline Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements I. History of the American Labor Movement a. Labor and Employee Laws b. The Union II. Labor Relation Process c. Public-Sector Labor Relations
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