Trade unions are organisations made up of members who are mainly workers. It is one of a trade union’s primary goals to protect and promote the interests and welfare of its members. Most trade unions that exist are independent of employers. However‚ these organisations do strive to develop good working relationships with the companies or businesses that employ their members. Sometimes‚ this can result in a partnership agreement between the trade union and an employer. Some of the services that trade
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A collective bargaining process generally consists of four types of activities- distributive bargaining‚ integrative bargaining‚ attitudinal restructuring and intra-organizational bargaining. Srivastava‚(2007) states the following types collective bargaining Distributive bargainingIt involves haggling over the distribution of surplus. Under it‚ the economic issues like wages‚ salaries and bonus are discussed. In distributive bargaining‚ one party’s gain is another party’s loss. This is most commonly
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There are numerous theoretical approaches which attempt to define the term “collective bargaining”. The contributions are mainly pluralist in nature and propose the idea that collective bargaining is a necessary and desired activity for resolving conflict arising from the inequality in bargaining power between the ‘strong’ employer and the ‘weak’ employee [1‚ 2]. Trade unions are able to overcome this predicament by functioning as a third-party intervention‚ thus allowing the employees’ views to
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290 Applied Collective Bargaining Course Work Question: Summarize three (3) topics covered during the semester and discuss the issues. To complete this paper the topics chosen are: The Collective Bargaining Process: Preparation‚ Strategies and Tactics The Collective Bargaining Process: Preparation‚ Strategies and Tactics Introduction Collective bargaining can be defined as a process where workers’ representative and management’s representative meet and treat at the bargaining table to
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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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The Present and Future of HealthCare Reform and Collective Bargaining Agreements Barry University July 16‚ 2012 The current and future effects that the healthcare reform will have on collective bargaining agreements varies; before we examine the future affect of healthcare reform‚ it will be beneficial to explore the current effect of both healthcare reform and collective bargaining agreements. Collective bargaining is an activity whereby union and management officials attempt to resolve
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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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Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector Linda Howerton PHI 103 Informal Logic Instructor: Ms. Tanya Martin October 22‚ 2012 Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector Union membership is today at an all time low. It has been steadily declining since the 1980’s. Private sector union membership has been affected the most‚ while that of the public sector has remained relatively strong (Devinatz‚ 2011 Spring). Public worker unions‚ especially state
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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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Week #: Case Study: Collective Bargaining at West University Your Name Here Your School Here Class Title Prof. Used for years since the inception of unions‚ Collective Bargaining is a tool for improving working conditions‚ increasing workers income and ensuring employees are being treated fairly. It is the process of negotiating between the employers and employee to reach an agreement that regulates working conditions and it processes involves preparation‚ negotiation and implementation
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