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The Labor Relations Process BUS 405

The Labor Relations Process BUS 405. Negotiating the Labor Agreement. Topics. Collective Bargaining: Definition and Structure Negotiation Preparation Activities Labor Relations in action: Bargaining Goals for Registered Nurses Collective Bargaining Behavior: Two different approaches

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The Labor Relations Process BUS 405

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  1. The Labor Relations ProcessBUS 405 Negotiating the Labor Agreement

  2. Topics • Collective Bargaining: Definition and Structure • Negotiation Preparation Activities • Labor Relations in action: Bargaining Goals for Registered Nurses • Collective Bargaining Behavior: Two different approaches • Labor Relations in Action: Contract Ratification Process Affecting East and Gulf Coast Ports

  3. Collective Bargaining: Definition and Structure • Bargaining Structure • The Bargaining Unit

  4. Negotiation Preparation Activities • Selection of the Negotiating Team and Related Bargaining Responsibilities • Proposal Determination and Assessment • Formulating Proposals and the Bargaining Range • The Bargaining Range

  5. Labor Relations in action: Bargaining Goals for Registered Nurses • Costing Contract Proposals • An illustrative calculation of a 1 cent-per-hour wage increase for a bargaining unit of 1,000 employees is as follows: • $20,800 Straight-time pay (1,000 employees × 40 hours a week × 52 weeks $0.01). • 7,488 Roll-up cost for benefit items directly affected by the wage increase (profit sharing, pensions, life insurance, employer contributions to social security, shift differential if paid on a percentage basis, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and so on), estimated for illustrative purposes at 36 percent of the average bargaining unit straight-time hourly wage rate. • $28,288 True cost of a 1 cent-per-hour wage increase

  6. Check Your Understanding

  7. Collective Bargaining Behavior: Two Different Approaches • Strategies and Tactics • The Bargaining Power Model • Factors Potentially Affecting Both Bargaining Power Equations

  8. Collective Bargaining Behavior: Two Different Approaches, continued • Factors Affecting a Union’s Disagreement and Agreement Costs • Factors Affecting Management’s Agreement and Disagreement Costs • Ethical and Legal Considerations in Collective Bargaining

  9. Labor Relations in Action: Contract Ratification Process Affecting East and Gulf Coast Ports • Reasons for Rejection of Tentative Contract Agreements

  10. Summary • Collective Bargaining: Definition and Structure • Negotiation Preparation Activities • Labor Relations in action: Bargaining Goals for Registered Nurses • Collective Bargaining Behavior: Two different approaches • Labor Relations in Action: Contract Ratification Process Affecting East and Gulf Coast Ports

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