ROUND TABLE SESSION
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 518.
Concept check
1.Finish the sentences according to the text 7.2.
1) Collective bargaining is the process of… .
2) In the preparation step both union and management … .
3) At the stage of bargaining the two sides …
4) If the settlement is rejected, both management and the union representatives must …
5) Labour tactics are … .
6) A strike is a temporary stoppage of … .
7) Picketing involves … .
8) Lockouts, injunctions and associations are … .
2.In your opinion, should unions be consulted before management makes decisions about the following?
- manufacturing new products or offering new services
- hiring new staff
- changing working hours
- closing existing factories, shops, and so on
- opening new factories, shops, and so on
| Key learning points · Labour unions are organizations that represent workers' interests, negotiate with employers about wages, working hours and working conditions · Collective bargaining is the process by which employees negotiate a labour agreement with their employers. It consists of three main steps: preparation, bargaining, tentative agreement. · Collective bargaining tactics comprise labour tactics (strikes, picketing, boycotting, go-slows and working-to-rule) and management tactics (lockouts, injunctions and associations). |
1.Scan the texts in Readings I-II, complete the cluster diagrammme below describing collective bargaining tactics. Add boxes if necessary.
1. Present your ideas about the labour relations issues reflected in the diagramme. Do not forget to distinguish between different types of labour unions. Give your own forecast on the future of trade unions. What is your opinion of the role of trade unions in Russia.
2. Hold a Questions & Answers (Q&A) session.
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