Collecting Bargaining Processes Essays Examples

Collective Bargaining is the means by which unionized workers put pressure on a business’s management to change terms and conditions of employment for all employees, equally. Mandatory bargaining subjects are directly tied to NLRA stipulations, and include wages, hours, bonuses, pensions, profits sharing, health planes and more.
In the case of Casino Royal, a mandatory subject of bargaining which could lead to impasse is sick and vacation time. This is currently not provided for the union agreement, but is a point of major contention between the two sides. This will have a significant added cost for the Casino’s which are only beginning to enjoy economic recovery, but is an issue of major importance to employees who currently have to ability to take off work when they are ill without penalization, or to otherwise take personal time off, without losing income.
The Casino should work to anticipate the Union’s demands, and to prepare a counteroffer that offers a limited number of person/sick days (combined for either use) rather than conceding to a set of number of vacation and a set number of sick days. The risk is going over budget while counter-offering.
The Union should come in with a higher-than-settle number, and expect to bargain down to a midpoint with the management. Also, the union could ask for escalated days by seniority. This will ensure some of the union members get more or all of the demanded days, based on the length of time they have been with the company, and newer employees can see the opportunity to gain days with loyalty of retention. The risk is upsetting newer employees, or bargaining down too far to meet new employee’s basic needs.