Bargains In Labor Law

A union decision to waive it's right to bargain over a mandatory subject is a topic of debate. Oberer, in his analysis of labor laws, points out that the role of the union is to ensure that all the grievances and the pleas of the workers are presented on the bargaining table especially on mandatory subjects (Oberer, 2002). The unions are mandated with the responsibility of presenting the defense of the workers and what they would like to be included in the bargaining. One of the ways through which the union cannot refrain from bargaining the rights of the workers are when the grievance out rightly affects the staff by a large margin. Such an issue should be bargained and the management should be made to set in place mechanisms which can be used to cohesively solve the issue. For instance, in this case, the cameras which are set with the view of the bathroom automatically breach the rights to privacy which the staff members are entitled to enjoy. In this case, the staff union has no option but to bargain for the rights of the staff members irrespective of the reasons which will be presented by the management .

Additionally, the workers’ union should always act in good faith while addressing the plight of the staff members. They are not supposed to work based on the elements which favor their wellbeing but should act considerably on the specific issues which affect the stay of the workers in the workplace. Inferring from the excerpt, the video surveillance issue in another perspective is essential for the maintenance of sanity in the workplace but the worker’s union has to step in and bargain for the involvement of …show more content…
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