Bargaining councils deal with collective agreements, solve labour disputes, establish various schemes and comment on labour policies and laws. Is CCMA a bargaining council? ‘ An employee may request the CCMA or a bargaining council with jurisdiction to conciliate the dispute within 30 days of the date of the dismissalRead More →
The term ‘collective bargaining’ was invented by Beatrice Webb, and propagated by the Webbs, to describe the process of agreeing terms and conditions of employment through representatives of employers — possibly their associations, probably managers — and representatives of the employees — probably their unions. What act created the ideaRead More →
The Cons of Plea Bargains Innocent defendants pleading guilty: The biggest drawback to plea bargaining is that innocent defendants decide to plead guilty to lesser charges to avoid the risk that they will be found guilty at trial. Despite being innocent, these people now have criminal convictions on their records.Read More →
A bargaining unit position is a job that is represented by a labor union. … If your job is in a bargaining unit, you don’t have to join the union. However, if you want to join a union, your job must be in a recognized bargaining unit. How does aRead More →
About the Collective Bargaining Agreements File As a result of Secretary’s Order 4–2007, issued in May 2007, the authority for maintaining the Department of Labor’s collective bargaining agreements (CBA) file was transferred to the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Is a union contractRead More →