Organized Labor

Organized Labor

Assignment Overview

This assignment is about what the labor contract says. This is a key element in whether or not the

union or employer will win at a grievance arbitration case. View the following video that

explains that the contract wording alone sometimes does not tell the whole story:

https://youtu.be/4_jwZRFIdHY

In this Case Assignment we will look at actual labor contracts to experience the content and

detail involved.

Go to the following source:

United States Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Collective

Bargaining Agreements. Retrieved from

https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/cba/index.htm

The emphasis is on how to represent information in table form and to draw your own conclusions

from the data presented.

Case Assignment

Select two labor contracts, each representing a different industry group. Discuss (in your own

words):

• How the two contract sections on employee grievance handling differ and are the same

(paying close attention to the definition of “grievance”; grievance processing steps,

mediation and/or arbitration and other important topics in the clause).

• Compare and contrast their employee discipline/discharge clauses.

• Summarize by bringing in your module readings and/or library research to discuss the

impact grievance handling might have on employee relations.

Include at least 3 library sources to help strengthen your discussion.