Chapter 13

Question 1

8 provisions in a collective bargain agreement

Answer 1

Union Recognition.
Union Security
Wage Rates
Cost of Living
Insurance Benefits
Pension benefits
Income maintenance
Time-off benefits
Seniority clause
Management rights
Discipline
Dispute Resolution
Duration of agreement

Question 2

Union recognition

Answer 2

normally near the beginning of a contract, this clause states management’s acceptance of the union as the sole representative of designated employees

Question 3

Union security

Answer 3

To ensure that the union maintains members as new employees are hired and present employees quit, a union security clause is commonly demanded by the union.

Question 4

Wage rates

Answer 4

The amount of wages to be paid to workers or classes of workers is specified in the wage clause

Question 5

Cost of living

Answer 5

Unions may negotiate automatic wage increases for workers when price levels go up. For example, on approach for wages to go up in response to an increase in the consumer price index above some specified amount

Question 6

Insurances benefits

Answer 6

This section specifies which insurance benefits the employer provides and how much the employer contributes toward these benefits. Frequently included benefits are life and supplemental hospitalization insurance and dental plans

Question 7

Pension benefits

Answer 7

The amount of retirement income, years of service required, penalties for early retirement, employer and employee contributions, and vesting provisions are described in this section if a pension plan exists.

Question 8

Income maintenance

Answer 8

To provide workers with economic security, some contracts give guarantees of minimum income or minimum work. Other income maintenance provisions include severance pay and supplements to employment insurance

Question 9

Time-off benefits

Answer 9

Vacations, holidays, rest breaks, washup periods, and leave-of-absence provisions typically are specified in this clause.

Question 10

Seniority clause

Answer 10

Unions seek contract terms that require human resource decisions to be made on the basis of seniority. Often senior workers are givin preferential treatment in job assignments, promotions, layoffs, vacation scheduling, overtime, and shift preferences.

Question 11

Management rights

Answer 11

Management must retain certain rights to do an effective job. These may include the ability to require overtime work, decide on promotions, design jobs, and select employees. This clause reserves to management the right to make decisions that management thinks are necessary for the organizations success.

Question 12

Discipline

Answer 12

Prohibited employee actions, penalties and disciplinary procedures are either states in the contract or included in the agreement by reference to those documents that contain the information

Question 13

Dispute Resolution

Answer 13

Disagreements between the union and management are resolved through procedures specified in the contract.

Question 14

Duration of the Agreement

Answer 14

Union and management agree on a time period during which the collective agreement is in force.

Question 15

Duration of the Agreement

Answer 15

Union and management agree on a time period during which the collective agreement is in force.

Question 16

Actions of union avoidance

Answer 16

Design jobs that are personally satisfying to workers.

Develop plans that maximize individual opportunities while minimizing the possibility of layoffs.

Select workers who are well qualified.

Establish fair, meaningful, and objective standards of individual performance.

Train workers and managers to enable them to achieve expected levels of performance.

Evaluate and reward behaviour on the basis of actual performance.

Provide employees with a “voice” in the workplace.

Implement a compensation plan in which wages/salary and benefits parallel those available in the union sector