Understanding Labor Unions
During labor organization campaigns managers are often at a loss as to what to say and do. Things a manager can do is answer questions the employee may have about organizational policies. The manager may also let the employee know if they join the union, they will be expected to pay union dues and fees. Manager should reassure the employees that regardless if a union is present or not, that the leadership team will continue with efforts to make the work environment positive. The manager also can ask union representatives from outside the facility to leave the property if they solicit employees. A manager can also remind workers to vote during a union election (Dunn, 2010). Things a manager cannot say or do is …show more content…
Managers may think they are working in the best interest of the organization by trying to “beat the contract”, but this action could cause more harm than good, since the manager must comply and work within the contract. The manager will still perform managerial functions, but must do so according to the contract. It is for this reason the manager must have a clear understanding of the union contract (Dunn, 2010).
Two broad areas of the labor agreement the manager may have difficulties administering are the sizeable amount of complaints surrounding a single issue, and issues that the manager is asked to interpret, such as specific clause in the contract. In the first situation, the manager can attempt to resolve the complaint, but must do so within the boundaries of the contract. In the second circumstance the manager must come to a decision about a grievance based on his interpretation of the contract (Dunn, …show more content…
Some of these factors are access to health care services, high health care costs, shortage of primary health care providers, patient satisfaction, and disparity of diverse populations to name a few (HealthPeople 2020, 2015). I feel the most salient influence of these listed is access to health care services. I say this because the other variable listed all tie into having access to health care. Whether it is because they cannot afford to pay for services, or that there is not an available health care provider to see them, or that they have had a long wait times to see a provider and satisfaction is reduced, or that certain populations do not have access to care. The Affordable Health Care Act is helping to remedy these issues by providing through the law, access to health care at a reasonable cost for those that could not previously could not afford health care (HHS.gov,
During labor organization campaigns managers are often at a loss as to what to say and do. Things a manager can do is answer questions the employee may have about organizational policies. The manager may also let the employee know if they join the union, they will be expected to pay union dues and fees. Manager should reassure the employees that regardless if a union is present or not, that the leadership team will continue with efforts to make the work environment positive. The manager also can ask union representatives from outside the facility to leave the property if they solicit employees. A manager can also remind workers to vote during a union election (Dunn, 2010). Things a manager cannot say or do is …show more content…
Managers may think they are working in the best interest of the organization by trying to “beat the contract”, but this action could cause more harm than good, since the manager must comply and work within the contract. The manager will still perform managerial functions, but must do so according to the contract. It is for this reason the manager must have a clear understanding of the union contract (Dunn, 2010).
Two broad areas of the labor agreement the manager may have difficulties administering are the sizeable amount of complaints surrounding a single issue, and issues that the manager is asked to interpret, such as specific clause in the contract. In the first situation, the manager can attempt to resolve the complaint, but must do so within the boundaries of the contract. In the second circumstance the manager must come to a decision about a grievance based on his interpretation of the contract (Dunn, …show more content…
Some of these factors are access to health care services, high health care costs, shortage of primary health care providers, patient satisfaction, and disparity of diverse populations to name a few (HealthPeople 2020, 2015). I feel the most salient influence of these listed is access to health care services. I say this because the other variable listed all tie into having access to health care. Whether it is because they cannot afford to pay for services, or that there is not an available health care provider to see them, or that they have had a long wait times to see a provider and satisfaction is reduced, or that certain populations do not have access to care. The Affordable Health Care Act is helping to remedy these issues by providing through the law, access to health care at a reasonable cost for those that could not previously could not afford health care (HHS.gov,