Labor Relations

Questions: 1. List and discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages in using seniority as a factor to determine shift preference or overtime assignments. 2. Identify two different steps a company should take to prepare for its first round of bargaining with the union pre-negotiation activities. Explain why each of the steps you have identified is critical to achieving an initial successful collective bargaining agreement with the union. 3. Identify and explain the major ways in which the government is an important participant in the labor relations.