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8-3 Short Paper Labor Bargaining

8-3 Short Paper Labor Bargaining

Q Instructions A Manchester, NH business is in the middle of a contract negotiation. The current pay rate for employees in the unit is $8.00 per hour and the union is seeking a $.50 increase per hour. The company has 35 employees in the bargaining unit and 7 employees in management. Management has come back to the table saying they cannot support such an increase and is seeking a wage freeze. As a representative on the labor bargaining team, what information, research, and data would you examine in preparing your defense? The only issue being discussed is the wage section. The company has provided the union with fiscal statements and budget outlines, which the union does not think are accurate. Where would look for information outside of the company? How would this information help you prepare your case? Refer to the Short Paper/Case Study Rubric PDF.

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The process of enhancement of the rate of wages in an organization via contract negotiation is always challenging. This is because there are attempts made mostly by the members of the management of most companies to not increase the rate of wages exactly as per the demands of the union. There can mostly be an extremely low rate of increase of the rate of wages agreed by the management. Otherwise, there can be outright rejection of the demands of the members of the union by the management in case of increasing the rate of wages to a substantially high rate. The determination of the demanded rate of wages by the union to be high or not lies at the discretion and judgment of the management.