Union Contract Negotiations
Rules:
-Each student will be assigned a bargaining team role (union).
-Negotiation strategies must be developed within the framework of the scenario provided.
-All activities should be directed toward an end result of an agreement that is mutually acceptable and that the respective parties (employees / management) can live with, survive on, and prosper under.
Instructions:
-Students will be assigned as a member of the union bargaining team. Each student individually will be responsible for developing and posting a collective bargaining negotiation plan (Word Document) based on the assigned scenario that outlines the selection of bargaining team members, defined priorities, negotiating the ground rules, presenting proposals, and negotiation strategies for their assigned team (union).
-The plan should also identify the major steps of a collective bargaining negotiation (from selecting bargaining team members all the way to ratifying the contract). You should attempt to anticipate the other side’s proposal topics. Some examples of major issues for negotiations include the following: 1) wages, 2) layoffs & use of seniority, 3) grievance process, 4) health insurance, 5) work conditions, etc. Each student should study the provided sections of the current collective bargaining agreement to identify contract language in need of improvement/deletion or identify key subjects not covered in the current agreement. Any proposed changes to the agreement should be supported with justification.
-Each student must complete a minimum of the first four columns of Form OL-1 and include with your posted plan. Form OL-1 should not be shared with others.
Lesson Text Book: Human Resource Management, the 12th Edition, By John M. Ivancevich & Robert Konopaske This week’s readings Chapters 15 and 17
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