collective bargaining agreement

Examples of collective bargaining agreement in the following topics:

• A Brief Definition

  • Through collective bargaining, employers and employees negotiate the conditions of employment.
  • Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching an agreement that regulates working conditions .
  • The parties often refer to the result of the negotiation as a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or as a collective employment agreement (CEA).
  • A collective agreement functions as a labor contract between an employer and one or more unions.
  • Define the monopoly union model, the right-to-manage model, and the efficient bargaining model as theories of collective bargaining

• Resolving Disagreements

  • Labor arbitration comes in two varieties: interest arbitration, which provides a method for resolving disputes about the terms to be included in a new contract when the parties are unable to agree, and grievance arbitration, which provides a method for resolving disputes over the interpretation and application of a collective bargaining agreement.
  • This type of arbitration, wherein a neutral arbitrator decides the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, is commonly known as interest arbitration.
  • Unions and employers have also employed arbitration to resolve employee and union grievances arising under a collective bargaining agreement.
  • The Court held that grievance arbitration was a preferred dispute resolution technique and that courts could not overturn arbitrators' awards unless the award does not draw its essence from the collective bargaining agreement.
  • The two sides were supposed to listen to expert testimony and come to a friendly agreement; cartoon from the Cleveland Dealer

• Strikes

  • Most strikes are undertaken by labor unions during collective bargaining.
  • The object of collective bargaining is to obtain a contract (an agreement between the union and the company) which may include a no-strike clause or penalizes the union and/or the workers if they walk out while the contract is in force.

• Organized Labor

  • The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labor contracts (collective bargaining) with employers.
  • The agreements negotiated by the union leaders are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases, on other non-member workers.

• National Labor Relations Act

  • Protecting a wide range of activities, whether a union is involved or not, in order to promote organization and collective bargaining
  • Allowance of one exclusive bargaining representative for a unit of employees
  • Refusing to bargain collectively with the representative of the employer's employees
  • *Section 7 rights include: freedom of association; mutual aid or protection; self-organization; to form, join, or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively for wages and working conditions through representatives of their own choosing; and to engage in other protected concerted activities with or without a union.
  • More recent failed amendments included attempts in 1978 to permit triple backpay awards and union collective bargaining certification based on signed union authorization cards—a provision similar to a proposed amendment in the Employee Free Choice Act.

• Franchise Agreements

  • A Franchise Agreement is a legal, binding contract between a franchisor and franchisee, enforced in the United States at the State level.
  • Once the Federal ten-day waiting period has passed, the Franchise Agreement becomes a State level jurisdiction document.
  • Each state has unique laws regarding franchise agreements.
  • Franchisors Services, such as: Administration, Collections and Billing, Consultation, Marketing, Manual, Training
  • Franchising agreements contain many legal documents that must be understood and filled out.

• National Labor Relations Act

  • The National Labor Relations Act limits employers' relations to workers who create labor unions and collectively act in support of demands.
  • The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is a 1935 United States federal law that limits the means with which employers may react to workers in the private sector who create labor unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of their demands.
  • Encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing.
  • Protecting a wide range of activities, whether a union is involved or not, in order to promote organization and collective bargaining.
  • Refusing to bargain collectively with the representative of the employer's employees.

• Functions of Money

  • As a result, it is a basis for quoting and bargaining prices.
  • Also known as a "measure" or "standard" of relative worth and deferred payment, a unit of account is a necessary prerequisite for the formulation of commercial agreements.

• Disadvantages of Franchises

  • A franchise agreement can also have disadvantages for both the franchisor and the franchisee.
  • While there are many advantages for the franchisor in entering a franchising agreement, some of the potential risks are:
  • - Not as quick a method of growth as mergers or acquisitions: M&A allows companies to expand very rapidly, whereas entering into franchising agreements means that the franchisor enters agreements with numerous individuals over time, and has to wait for them to start up and begin operations (instead of taking over existing operations).
  • Royalties are paid periodically during the life of the franchise agreement.
  • - Uninterested franchisors: Some franchisors may have little interest in their franchisee's success and may be more interested in just collecting the fees associated with the franchise.

• Developing Alternate Plans of Action

  • Should they enter in a licensing agreement?
  • Or make a franchise agreement with a local franchisee?
  • Managers must collect data on the market, analyze this data, and consider the advantages and disadvantages of each possible alternative.