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Text Book: Carrell, M. & Heavrin, C. (2004). Labor relations and collective bargaining. Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, Inc.
Question 1.
Identify and describe five techniques of bargaining and explain the key elements of each techniques.
Question 2.
Profit-sharing and lump-sum provisions have increased in usage in collective bargaining agreements in recent years, while COLAs and wage reopeners have decreased in use.
Define each of these four types of contract provisions.
Explain the trends described in this Discussion Question. Include three union views and six employee views in your response.
Question 3.
How can negotiators reduce health care costs and maintain good health care benefits? Discuss the following methods of achieving these goals, explaining how the methods achieve these goals.
Discuss four alternative providers of insurance and the types of plans.
Discuss three cost-sharing provisions.
Discuss seven cost-containment provisions.
Discuss two ways to increase employees' general health.
Question 4.
Seniority is a critical concept in collective bargaining. Answer the following questions related to seniority.
Why is seniority considered a critical issue?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a seniority system?
Why is seniority often used in layoff and recall actions, and how do contract clauses provide for the consideration of seniority in such decisions?