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    Here you can educate yourself and members about organizing. This is the work center website with valuable information covering topics such as: how to form a union, what your rights are, and protection from retaliation. 

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    Subjects of Bargaining

    There are three categories of subjects that are established under the National Labor Relations Act.  They are:  mandatory; permissive or voluntary; and, illegal subjects.  

    MANDATORY SUBJECTS

    Mandatory subjects are those that directly impact – wages, hours or working conditions (or terms and conditions of employment).  These are subjects over which the parties must bargain if a proposal is made by either party.  This does not mean that the parties have to reach agreement on such proposals, but rather that they have to engage in the process of bargaining in good faith over the subject.  Mandatory subjects may be bargained to impasse.  It is also legal to strike (or to lock-out) to obtain a mandatory subject of bargaining.  

    Examples of mandatory subjects are:   

    Wages     Jury duty pay   Shift premiums   Bereavement pay    Overtime    On-call pay   Premium pay    Severance pay   Longevity    Pensions   Pay for training   Health insurance   Holidays    Leave of absence   Sick days    Tuition reimbursement    Hours of work    Seniority   Work schedules   Job duties   Grievance procedure   Probationary period   Workloads    Testing of employees   Vacancies    Rest and lunch periods   Promotions    Bargaining unit work   Transfers    Subcontracting   Layoff and recall   No strike clause   Discipline and discharge  Non-discrimination   Waiver/zipper clause   Dues check off   Mandatory meetings   Mileage and stipends   In-service trainings   Evaluation procedures   Parking    Health and safety   Bonuses    Clothing and tool allowance   Incentive pay    Management rights clauses   Equity pay adjustments  Dental and vision plans   Legal services    Work rules   Bulletin boards   Meals provided by the employer     

    PERMISSIVE OR VOLUNTARY SUBJECTS 

    Permissive, voluntary or non-mandatory subjects of bargaining are subjects not directly related to the work.  That is, these subjects fall outside of wages, hours and working conditions and generally are matters that relate to the nature and direction of the business/industry or relate to the internal union affairs.  The list can be infinitely long.  The parties may agree to bargain over these but are not required to by law and can refuse to discuss them without fear of an unfair labor practice charge.  They also cannot be bargained to impasse.  Furthermore, it would also be a violation to strike over a permissive subject.  Subjects that have a minimal impact on the employment relationship most likely are permissive, but it is not always clear.  There could be considerable gray areas in determining whether a proposal is mandatory or permissive and these might have to be litigated for resolution.  

     

    Examples of permissive/voluntary subjects are:  

    Negotiation ground rules  Recognition clause defining the bargaining Supervisor’s conditions of   unit  employment   Either party’s bargaining team make-up Interest arbitration   Make-up of the employer’s board of Settlement of a ULP charge   directors or trustees Pensions for retired members  Demanding that a Union settle arbitrable Use of the Union label/flag   grievances filed under the previous Internal Union matters   contract  (how stewards and  officers are elected,  Union dues, officer  structure, Union  by-laws, etc.)   




     

    ILLEGAL SUBJECTS 

    Illegal subjects are those that cannot be legally bargained over by either party.  They are subjects that would violate a law and cannot be entered into legally into a collective bargaining agreement even if both parties agree to do so.  

    Examples of illegal subjects are:  

    Closed shop provisions, discrimination, hot cargo clauses, Discrimination - language that prohibits an employer from dealing with any employees or against a group based on race, sex, employer, usually involved in a labor disability, age, veteran’s status, dispute, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, etc. 

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    Lawmakers propose a new federal office to regulate workplace surveillance tech

    March 20, 2024

    A pair of House Democrats have introduced legislation that would require employers to be more transparent about their use of surveillance technologies to monitor their workers.

    The bill, known as the Stop Spying Bosses Act, was introduced on March 15 by Reps. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., and would “prohibit, or require disclosure of, the surveillance, monitoring and collection of certain worker data by employers.”

    Within government, the Department of Labor would also establish a “privacy and technology division” to regulate workplace surveillance technologies under the proposal.

    Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, previously introduced similar legislation in the Senate in February 2023. 

    The legislation “will increase transparency in the workplace and protect workers’ rights by preventing the abuse of workplace surveillance and requiring employers to disclose any surveillance they conduct,” Bonamici said in a statement.

    The proposals require employers who collect data on their workers or job applicants to disclose that information in a timely manner “that is conspicuous, freely accessible and readily available for viewing by any such covered individual of the employer (including on the internet in a manner that is freely accessible and machine readable).”

    Workplaces would also be prohibited from conducting some surveillance activities on their employees, such as performing “off-duty data collection” or any activities that could interfere with union organizing. 

    The legislation also creates new rules empowering workers when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence tools and automated systems to make employment decisions, such as restricting the collection of health information unrelated to job performance, data on their engagement with labor organizations and the monitoring of employee activities “related to reporting the employer or such a third party or service provider for a violation of any other law.”

    “It’s time to protect employees from the use of invasive surveillance technologies that allow bosses to track their workers minute by minute and move by move,” Deluzio said in a statement. “Workers deserve far better than a workday full of endless suspicion and surveillance; they should have a workplace with respect and dignity.”

    The legislation has been endorsed by several worker advocacy organizations and unions, including the Communications Workers of America and the AFL-CIO.

    Deluzio and Bonamici also teamed up to introduce legislation on March 12 to safeguard job applicants from AI-based hiring discrimination. That bill would similarly crack down on the growing use of automated decision-making systems in workplaces and would establish another new division at Labor, known as the “technology and worker protection division.”


    March 20, 2024

    Important sections

    Page 18 SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE.

    Page 22 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN WORKPLACE SURVEIL9 LANCE.

    Page 27 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION. 

    Page 31 SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 

    Page SEC. 7. WHISTLE BLOWER PROTECTIONS.

    An important feature of the National Labor Relations Act is the requirement that an employer furnish the union information. The obligation comes from the duty to bargain in good faith. A refusal to provide information needed to administer the collective bargaining agreement, or an unreasonable delay in responding to a union request, violates section 8(a)(5) of the act.

    The right to information arises at several stages. Unions can make requests to:

    Police the contract

    Investigate a member complaint

    Prepare for a grievance

    Decide whether to move a grievance to a higher step

    or if needed for mid-term bargaining.

    Below are requests that the union can make.  

    Accident reports - Air quality studies - Attendance records 

    Bargaining notes - Bid applications - Bills of lading 

    Bonus records - Consultants’ reports

    Correspondence between employers and outside entities such as government agencies and workers' compensation carriers.

    Correspondence between management and supervisors

    Customer complaints - Customer lists - Disbursement records

    Disciplinary records - EEO reports - Employee evaluations

    Environmental audits - Equipment specifications - First report of injury forms

    Handwriting analysis - Health and Safety audits - Injury reports 

    Inspection reports - Insurance policies - Internal memos and policies

    Interview notes - Investigative reports - Investigatory files 

    Job assignment records - Job descriptions - Laboratory reports

    Leave requests - Manuals - Material Safety Data Sheets

    Memorandums prepared after meetings with employees - Merger agreements

    Minutes of employer meeting - OSHA logs - Payroll records

    Pension contribution records - Personnel files - Photographs

    Piece-rate records - Policy documents - Prior grievances and arbitration awards

    Sale of enterprise documents - Schedules - Security guard reports

    Seniority lists - Supervisor’s notes - Studies - Test results 

    Time cards - Time-study records - Training manuals

    Video surveillance tapes - Wage and salary records - Work rules

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