COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

S.DEEPIKA
II YEAR MSC (N)
PSG COLLEGE OF NURSING
 INTRODUCTION

The concept of collective bargaining was introduced very late in India as trade unions
were found only in 20th century. The concept of collective bargaining attained
significance only after 1962.
The phrase collective bargaining is said to be coined by Sydney and Beatrice
Webb and Great Britain. It is made up from two words collective which means
“group” and bargaining which means “proposals and counter proposals”.
So it is a process in which the representatives of a labour organization & the
representatives of business organization meet and attempt to negotiate a contract
or agreement, which specifies the nature of employee-employer union
relationship.
 DEFINITION

 Collective bargaining is the process by which a labor union and

employer negotiate over terms of employment relationship
 Collective bargaining is an agreement between single employer or
an association of employers on one hand and a labor union on
the other which regulates the terms and conditions the
employment

LUDWIG TELLER
 OBJECTIVES

 To provide opportunity to the employees or workers to voice their

problems on issues related to their job.
 To facilitate reaching a solution that is acceptable to all parties
involved
 To resolve all conflicts and disputes in a mutually agreeable manner
through mutually signed agreements.
 To arrive at an agreement on wages and other service conditions of
their job.
 To enhance the productivity of organization by preventing strikes
lock-out , etc.
CHARACTERISTICS
TYPES OF BARGAINING
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEMBERS

 Registered nurses
 Doctors
 Other employees
 Technical employees
 Non professional employees
 ADVANTAGES

 Nurses gain control to practice.

 Improve professional relationship.
 Protect patient from inadequate and unsafe care .
 Ensure safe working condition and power.
 Establish effective channels of communication with
decision making
 DISADVANTAGES

 Reduced individuality
 Collective bargaining is time consuming
 Other members may outvote one’s decisions
 Disputes are not handled with individual and
management only; less room for professional
judgement
 Must pay union fees even if one does not support
unionization
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