Chapter 7 Flashcards
Collective bargaining vs ind negotiations
number of participants
multiple vs two
high vs low
ongoing vs can be one time
intra team bargaining
bargaining within the union/ management
attitudinal structuring
building trust and respect between negotiations teams
golden rule
asl for more than your bottom line
sources of pressure
union employer pressure
- the pressure of strike
- pressure on the union: economic impact of lockout
- pressure on union members: loss of income
employer union member
union member union memeber
Bargaining steps
prepare for bargaining
serve notice to bargain
parties meet
parties communicate
ratification
settle or impasse
contract zone is reached
momentum
issues with starting with financial issues
premature impasse
Interest Based Bargaining
cooperative from of bargaining, focus on each other’s interest and win-win situation
IBB Steps
identify the problem
search for alternative solutions
systematically compare alternatives
Mixed Issue bargaining
some issues are inherently distributive
bargaining history
long history of adversarial negotiations characterized by lack of trust to make IBB difficult to achieve
When does IBB work
crisis
exceptionally bad relationship
when monetary conflict of interest do not exist