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Chapter Objectives
Discuss whether or not an adversarial relationship exists between union and management. Explain labor-management relations and individual bargaining. Describe labor-management relations and collective bargaining. Explain the psychological aspects of collective bargaining.
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Individual Bargaining
Employment at will unwritten contract created when employee agrees to work, but no agreement exists as to how long parties expect employment to last
Collective Bargaining
Fundamental to managementorganized labor relations in United States
Union/Management Relationships
Conflict Armed truce Power bargaining Accommodation Cooperation Collusion
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Bargaining Issues
Document that results from collective bargaining process is labor agreement or contract Recognition Management Rights Union Security Compensation and Benefits Grievance Procedure Employee Security
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Recognition
Appears at the beginning of the labor agreement Identifies the union that is recognized as the bargaining representative Describes the bargaining unit
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Management Rights
Section that is often (but not always) written into labor agreement which spells out rights of management
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Union Security
Closed Shop -Arrangement whereby union membership is a prerequisite to employment outlawed by Taft-Hartley, modified by Landrum-Griffin to allow for the construction industry only Union Shop - Requires that all employees become members of the union after a specified period Maintenance of Membership - Must continue their memberships until the termination of the agreement
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Grievance Procedure
Means by which employees can voice dissatisfaction with specific management actions Procedures for disciplinary action by management Termination procedure that must be followed
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Employee Security
Seniority Grievance handling procedures; typical model:
Complaint of ULP must be initiated within a prescribed time period Normally filed with front-line supervisor, who meets with Ee to attempt to resolve IF unacceptable, union has prescribed time frame to appeal Same basic process, escalated to higher levels of union/mgmt IF unacceptable, then goes to officer level IF unacceptable, then arbitration per labor contract terms
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Job-Related Factors
Many of rules governing employee actions on job are included
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Breakdowns in Negotiations
Third party intervention Union strategies for overcoming breakdowns Management strategies for overcoming breakdowns
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Title V of the U.S. Code, which dictates personnel rules for federal employees, narrows the EO somewhat by taking wages off the table, except for U.S. Postal Service workers
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