Week 9: Chapter 11 Group Activity

Chapter 11 Negotiation and Collective Bargaining:


Identify mandatory, voluntary, and illegal collective bargaining issues and common economic and non-economic reasons behind bargaining.

Mandatory bargaining issues: issues discussed during the collective bargaining process that relate directly to the employment relationship. The Wagner and Taft Hartley Act stipulate that both union and management must bargain and good faith over these issues.

Voluntary bargaining issues: issues discussed during the collective bargaining process only when both sides want to; discussion is not mandated by law. Issues include pension and benefit rights, supervisory compensation and discipline, and company prices or products.

Illegal collective bargaining issues: issues prohibited by law from collective bargaining negotiations. Includes closed shop agreements, any issues that violate EEOC laws and featherbedding.

Common Economic reasons for bargaining:
Wages
Pay ranges for different jobs
Management discretion in pay ranges
Pensions
Insurance coverage and benefits
Holidays, vacations, personal days or sick pay
Profit sharing
Bonus Plans
Wage adjustments due to inflation

Non-economic reasons for bargaining:
Quality of work life issues
Union security
Work rules
Size of work crew
Types of work that can and cannot be done by various work gorups
Grievance and arbitration procedures