HR Reference Manual Chapter 6: Labor Relations

See accompanying model documents below.

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Learn how a city can maintain its management rights and engage in effective and legal labor relations and bargaining practices. Understand the basics of union organizing, negotiating union contracts, and working through mediation, interest arbitration, or strikes. Discusses union organizing, interest arbitration and strikes.

Use these model documents with the discussion on “Labor Relations”:

• Labor Relations Self Audit Checklist, LMC model form (doc)
• Bargaining Topics Grid Chart (pdf)
• Common Rules of Contract Construction Chart (pdf)
• Maintenance of Status Quo Order, BMS sample form (pdf)

See Table of Contents: HR Reference Manual