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CHAPTER 15 Unions and collective bargaining

CHAPTER 15 Unions and collective bargaining. Session objectives. Appreciate the role of unions in balancing and regulating the employment relationship by providing an independent, collective voice for employees

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CHAPTER 15 Unions and collective bargaining

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  1. CHAPTER 15 Unions and collective bargaining

  2. Session objectives • Appreciate the role of unions in balancing and regulating the employment relationship by providing an independent, collective voice for employees • Understand the purpose, structure and character of Australian unions and the union movement

  3. Session objectives (cont.) • Understand the reasons for the decline in union membership and appreciate the union movement’s strategic responses to this decline • Evaluate the causes and consequences of recent industrial disputes in Australia • Assess the impact of SHRM on unionism • Understand the notions of bargaining strategy and tactics

  4. Purpose of unions • Collective voice for employees • Defend, maintain and improve wages and working conditions • Political role

  5. Role of the union movement • Represented by peak bodies, such as the ACTU • Geographical power • Political and industrial campaigns • Bargaining and lobbying

  6. Causes for decline • Workplace Relations Act 1996 • Enterprise bargaining • Industry structure • Nature of work

  7. Collective bargaining • Resolution of conflicts of interest between unions and employers • Enterprise bargaining • Pattern bargaining • Concession bargaining

  8. Industrial action trends • Impact of WR Act • Employers using power • Increase in employer-driven lock-outs • Decline in incidence and duration of disputes • Most common cause for dispute is managerial policy

  9. Bargaining strategies • Introduction • Exploration • Argument • Settlement • Deadlock • Completion and review

  10. Bargaining tactics • People • Preparation • Place and time • Process

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