COMMERCE 2BC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: United Automobile Workers, Profit Sharing, Final Offer
1 May 2016
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Contract negotiation: bargain in good faith, conciliation before strike/lockout. Contract arbitration provision: interest arbitration, final offer selection. Goal is to reach an agreement before strike or lock out. Contract administration and interpretation: strikes and lock outs are illegal during the term of a collective agreement. Grievance arbitration: there is a contract in place, but a disagreement may arise/. We don"t want petty work place disputes to come into the legal system. There is a list of arbitrators who are. Approved each side would agree with who is best suited. Final offer documentary of 1984 negotiations between gm and united auto workers. Economic context: recession n the late 1970s-early 1980s. layoffs, job losses, low profits for gm and the big three. This is an adversarial relationship; not how all labour relations are.
