Workplace Miscellany Flashcards
Outsourcing
Transfer of some work to outside ER’s payroll
Off-shoring - outside US
On-shoring - lower cost location inside same country
Near-shoring - location close by like Canada, Mexico
Unfair Labor Practices
Actions taken by ERs or unions illegal under NLRA, eg. refusing to negotiate in good faith, refusing to process a grievance, etc.
Pattern/Parallel Collective Bargaining
Union negotiates agmts similar to those existing in injustry/region
“whipsawing”
Coalition/Multiple ER Collective Bargaining
Multiple ERs negotiating w/one union
Coordinated Collective Bargaining
One ER negotiating w/multiple unions
Weingarten Rights
Union EE has the right to have another EE present during certain investigatory interviews
Person must be affiliated w/union, not atty or relative
Positional Contract Negotiation
People locked in positions
Lose sight of underlying problems
Emphasis on winning
Principled Contract Negotiation
Separates ppl from problem
Focus on interests, not positions
Inventing options for mutual gain
Objective criteria
Mandatory Collective Bargaining Subjects
Directly impact wages, hours, working conditions
MUST bargain if any proposal by either party
Agmt does not have to be reached, but process of bargaining in good faith must take place
Illegal Collective Bargaining Subjects
CANNOT be bargained over by either party b/c would violate law, even if parties agreed to enter agmt on it
Eg. closed shops, discriminatory hiring
Permissive Collective Bargaining Subjects
Not directly related to work, may agree to bargain but not required to, and may refuse w/o fear of unfair labor practice charge or strike.
Eg. benefits for retirees, settlements for ULPs, neutrality agmts
Formal Grievance Procedure
Immediate Supervisor
Intermediate supervisor
Higher-level mgmt
Third party
