NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

HRM 303 Human Resource Management
Dr. Naomi Rotter
Session 22: Collective Bargaining

Objectives:

1.To be able to describe the steps in the unionization process
2. To understand the collective bargaining process
3. To understand contract administration and grievance procedures

I. The organizing campaign for unionization

    A. Union certification    

    B. Union decertification

    C. Organization without unions

II. Steps in the collective bargaining process

    A. The preparation

    B. Negotiating the contract

    C. Strikes, mediation & arbitration

III. Contract administration and grievance procedures

    A. Agreement and administration

    B. Grievance issues

    C. Grievance procedures in unionized firms

    D. Grievance procedures in non-unionized firms

IV. International differences in labor relations

    A. Bargaining priorities    

    B. Cooperative efforts

    C. International comparisons