Matakuliah
Tahun
: J0124 – Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia
: 2010
Collective Bargaining
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Learning Outcomes
After studying this chapter, the students should be
able to :
•Explain the reasons why employees join the union
•Define collective bargaining
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Why Employees Join Union ?
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Dissatisfaction with management
Social outlet
Opportunity for leadership
Peer pressure
Forced unionization
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Impact of Unionization on Managers
• Control of Labor Costs
 Wages and benefits are higher in union
organizations compared to similar nonunion
organizations.
• Challenges to Management Prerogatives
 Unions can have a significant effect on management
decisions about employees.
• Loss of Supervisory Authority
 Unionization restricts the freedom of management
to formulate HR policy unilaterally and can
challenge the authority of supervisors.
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Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining is the performance of the mutual
obligation of the employer and the representative of the
employees to meet at reasonable time and confer in
good faith
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The Collective Bargaining Process
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Bargaining Issues
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Recognition
Management rights
Compensation
Employee security
Job-related factors
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Items in a Labor Agreement
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Management and Union Power in Collective
Bargaining
• Bargaining Power
 The power of labor and management to achieve
their goals through economic, social, or political
influence.
• Union Bargaining Power
 Strikes, pickets, and boycotts
• Management Bargaining Power
 Hiring permanent replacement workers
 Continuing operations staffed by management
 Locking out employees
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Union Power in Collective Bargaining
Boycott
Our
Employer
This Union
On Strike
Striking
Boycotting
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Picketing
Employer Power in Collective Bargaining
Management methods for applying
economic pressure during bargaining:
Outsourcing normal work
Locking out workers
Hiring replacement workers
Demanding concessions
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Contemporary Challenges
to Labor Organizations
Issues confronting unions
Foreign competition and
technological change
The long-term decrease in
union membership
Employers’ focus on
maintaining nonunion status
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