COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN CORRECTIONS - AN INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE, UNIT F - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS - LIVING UNDER THE CONTRACT

• NCJ Number: 43207
• Author(s): P O MURPHY; R A MCGEE
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 58 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-N1-99-0075
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: American Justice Institute
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRSTLINE SUPERVISORS IN LABOR RELATIONS, UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS, AND MATURE SUPERVISOR-STEWARD RELATIONSHIPS ARE COVERED IN THIS INSTRUCTOR'S TEXT FOR A MANAGEMENT COURSE.

Abstract

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS TO BE USED, BIBLIOGRAPHIC MATERIALS TO BE HANDED OUT, AND STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES FOR PRESENTING THE COURSE MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. THE COURSE COVERS BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION IMPORTANCE OF UNIFORM APPLICATION OF CONTRACT TERMS, CLARIFICATION OF AMBIGUOUS TERMS THROUGH CAREFUL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES, CONFLICTS IN TERMS, MANAGEMENT'S RIGHT TO MANAGE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SUPERVISOR AND THE UNION STEWARD, RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOTH SUPERVISOR AND UNION STEWARD, AND GRIEVANCE HANDLING. PARTICIPANT HANDOUTS INCLUDE: (1) A CHECKLIST OF ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE CONTRACT IMPLEMENTATION; (2) A MONOGRAPH ON ADMINISTERING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT; (3) AREAS OF MANAGEMENT CONCERN INCLUDING THE NEED FOR A MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK AND GOOD RECORDKEEPING; (4) A SERIES OF MEMORANDUMS ON COMMON LABOR RELATIONS PROBLEMS WITH SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS.