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Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between employers and employee representatives to determine terms and conditions of employment and resolve disputes. It aims to establish uniform employment rules through cooperation rather than third party intervention. The key aspects of collective bargaining include identifying issues, negotiating proposals, reaching an agreement contract, and administering the agreement terms. The overall process helps increase both parties' economic strength while protecting their interests and establishing norms for resolving industrial disputes.

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Collective Bargaining PDF

Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between employers and employee representatives to determine terms and conditions of employment and resolve disputes. It aims to establish uniform employment rules through cooperation rather than third party intervention. The key aspects of collective bargaining include identifying issues, negotiating proposals, reaching an agreement contract, and administering the agreement terms. The overall process helps increase both parties' economic strength while protecting their interests and establishing norms for resolving industrial disputes.

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Collective Bargaining

Collective Bargaining
Determination of terms & conditions of employment and resolution of
disputes related to these issues through negotiation between the
representatives of employer(s) & employees.
A sign of industrial democracy
A preferred mode of dispute resolution
No 3rd party intervention
Collective Bargaining
• Collective Bargaining as a Method of Settlement of Disputes
o A rule-making or legislative process, in the sense that it formulates the
terms and conditions under which labour and management will cooperate
and work together over a certain stated period
o An executive process; both management (foreman and supervisory
officials) and trade union officials share the responsibility of enforcing the
rules
o A judicial process, for in every collective agreement there is a grievance
procedure to settle any dispute concerning the application of the agreement

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Collective Bargaining
• Approaches to Collective Bargaining:
o Process of Social Change
o Peace Treaty
o Industrial Jurisprudence
• Importance of Collective Bargaining:
o Helps increase economic strength of both the parties at the same time protecting
their interests
o Helps establish uniform conditions of employment with a view to avoid
occurrence of industrial disputes
o Helps resolve disputes when they occur
o Lays down rules and norms for dealing with labour
o Helps usher in democratic principles into the industrial world

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Collective Bargaining
• Strategic Choices
o Managers must decide when to open the negotiations
o Managers must examine the possibility of a strike and decide on the ways
of handling it, should it occur
o Mangers to understand which issues to raise first and which to wait for
o Managers must decide upon the individuals who would represent their side
at the negotiating table
o Managers need to decide how closely they will follow the agreement, once
it is signed

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Process of Collective Bargaining

The Collective Bargaining Process

Source: Adapted from R. Wayne Mondy and Robert M. Noe III,


Personnel: The Management of Human Resources, p. 407
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Process of Collective Bargaining
o Preparing for Negotiations (From the management side)
▪ Prepare specific proposals for changes in the contract language
▪ Determine the general size of the economic package the company
proposes to offer
▪ Prepare statistical displays and supportive data for use in negotiations
▪ Prepare a bargaining book for company negotiations
o Preparing for Negotiations (From the employees’ side)
▪ The financial position of the company and its ability to pay
▪ The attitude of the management towards various issues
▪ The attitudes and desires of the employees

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Processo Identifying
of Collective
Bargaining Issues
Bargaining
▪ Wage-Related Issues
▪ Supplementary Economic Benefits
▪ Institutional Issues
▪ Administrative Issues
o Negotiating: In order to get negotiations moving again, there are several
measures that may be used:
▪ Through third party intervention such as arbitration, and adjudication
▪ Unions tactics like strikes and boycotts
▪ Management strategies such as lockouts, splitting the union, bribing
union leaders, and using political influence

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Process of Collective Bargaining
o Settlement and Contract Agreement
▪ A particularly crucial stage is ratification
▪ It is important that the contract must be clear and precise; any ambiguity
leads to grievances or other problems
o Administration of the Agreement
▪ The agreement must be implemented according to the letter and spirit of
the provisions of the agreement
▪ Flaws are allowed to continue till the expiry of the agreement period
▪ Faulty implementation or violation of any provision leads to disputes

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