LABOR RELATIONS II

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LABOR RELATIONS II REVIEW

• I. CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
• II. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
• III. EXAM 2 REVIEW

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PHASES OF LABOR RELATIONS
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The CollectiveBargaining Process
(DeCenzo Robbins Exibit 14-4 on p. 385)
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OBJECTIVES FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS

• Arrive at a contract favorable to your interests
• Complete the negotiations in a reasonable length
  of time
• Improve (or at least not seriously damage) the
  ongoing labor-management relationship

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The Bargaining Process

• PRESSURES ON
• BARGAINING PARTIES
• Legal requirements
• Strikes
• Lockouts
• Boycotts
• Strike replacements

• CONTRACT
• NEGOTIATION
• Prepare for Negotiations.
• Develop Strategies
• Conduct Negotiations
• Formalize Agreement

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GOOD FAITH BARGAINING

• INTENT TO REACH AN AGREEMENT
• Stalling
• Sudden shifts in position
• Evasive behavior
• Refusal to sign after agreement reached
• ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
• PROPOSALS COUNTERPROPOSALS
• WILLINGNESS TO FURNISH DATA
• The Law Does Not Require
• AGREEING TO ANY PROPOSAL
• MAKING A CONCESSION

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Resolving Bargaining Deadlocks

• Mediation
• Interest Arbitration
• Government Intervention

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PHASES OF LABOR RELATIONS
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Types of Labor- Management Relations
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Typical Grievance Procedure
(Bohlander Snell Figure 14.4 on page 621)
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FORMS OF ARBITRATION

• INTEREST
• Contract Negotiation Phase
• Terms of the contract
• Rare
• Final Offer Arbitration

• RIGHTS
• Contract Administration Phase
• Disputed point in the contract
• Common last step of grievance process

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ARBITRATION CASES

• How would you rule? Why?

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Conflict Resolution

• Open-Door Policies
• Employee Hot Lines
• Peer Review Councils
• Mediation
• Arbitration