Book Part 3 Flashcards
________ out of ________ people have developmental disabilities
1 out of 100
Seven significant factors that led to public sector collective bargaining
- Needs of labor organizations
- Reduction of legal barriers
- Police frustration but received lack of support for their war on crime
- Personnel practices in police agencies
- Salaries & benefits
- Violence directed at the police
- The success of other groups
The impact of police unions on the community
- The impact on discipline and accountability
- The impact on the police subculture
- Impact on city or county finances
- The impact on politics
Code of silence
Refusal of officers to testify against other officers who are accused of misconduct
How many states have the State Police Officer’s Bill of Rights?
14
Negotiation between an employer and a labor union, usually regarding issues such as wages, benefits, hours and working conditions.
Collective bargaining
A judgment made by a neutral third-party to settle a dispute between labor and management, in which both parties agree in advance to abide by the result.
Binding arbitration
3 General types of binding arbitration laws
- Issue by Issue Law
- Final Offer
- Total Package
Meet & Confer Model
Referred to by some as collective begging because the laws or agreements establishing it confer little or no rights on employees. In the meet and confer model least friendly to employees, neither the employer nor the employees are required to meet. Such meetings are an opportunity, not a requirement.
The model for police sector collective-bargaining law in which collective-bargaining is not statutorily required by the state
Bargaining not required model
Public Employment Relations Commission
And administrative body, often on a state level, responsible for administering or legislation related to union bargaining
A labor organization can waive the right to bargain over changes in past practices by:
- Inaction
2. Contract
The union begins an organizing drive working to get _____% of the class(es) Of employees it seeks to represent to sign authorization cards.
30
Once the goal is reached, the union notifies the police department and an election is held and union must get _______% officers to prevail.
50% plus 1
For bargaining purposes, the union will have categorized each clause in the proposed contract as:
- Expendable
- Trade-off
- Negotiable
- Non-negotiable
Management will respond to the union’s proposal by indicating which clauses it has:
- Accepted
- Excepted with minor modifications
- Rejected
- Counter proposal
Grievance
And official expression of dissatisfaction brought by employee or an employee organization as the initial step toward resolution through a formal procedure
Arbitration hearing is ________, With more relaxed rules of evidence
Quasi-judicial
In a grievance, burden of proof is on whom?
Grieving party
Burden of proof in discipline cases is on whom?
Employer
The largest single category of grievances cases, about 90%, are those involving what?
Discipline against an officer
Job action
A label used to describe several types of activities in which employees may engage to express their dissatisfaction with a particular person, event, or condition or to attempt to influence the outcome of a matter pending before decision makers, such as a contract bargaining impasse
Vote of confidence
Reflects how rank and file members signal their collective displeasure with the chief administrator of their agency
4 types of job actions
- Vote of confidence
- Work slowdowns
- Work speed ups
- Work stoppage
