In doing so, the union reduced the number of cards needed to reach a majority. in this classroom we all belong we are a team back to school poster decide that any unit is appropriate for such purposes if it includes,
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than the one so chosen, ‘but not as precluding such individual contracts’ as the company might ‘elect to make directly with individual employees.’ in this classroom we all belong we are a team back to school poster We think this construction also applies to section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.A. 159. The issue of bargaining units is extremely critical, as it is in all other industries, but particularly in government services with a diverse range of employees and professions. The key is to develop units which are neither too small nor too large. A proliferation of small units develops a situation that is fragmented for workers and the organization. With many smaller units, more specific issues come to the forefront from special-interest groups, but the disadvantage is that the smaller groups often have less bargaining clout.
Management must also face the prospect of an overbearing number of contract bargaining sessions. Several issues are of particular interest regarding laws governing state employees, including bargaining unit determination, the role of supervisors in bargaining units, and strikes. Each of these will now be examined. In addition to the “housecall,’’ the union frequently employs other tactics to manipulate the card numbers and add legitimacy to their organizing drive. One strategy is to manipulate unit size. One of the most common ways that we ensured the union could claim that we had reached a majority was to change the size of the group of workers we were going to organize after the drive was finished. During the blitz, workers in every department would be “housecalled,’’ but if need be, certain groups of workers would be removed from the final unit, regardless of their level of union support.
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