Question

Outline how SGA can benefit from engaging in collective bargaining, collective agreement making and engaging in interest based approached to collective bargaining.

Answer 1

Benefits to SGA in Engaging In Collective Bargaining

• Collective bargaining reduces pay inequality by raising wages and benefits for low-wage workers more than middle-income workers and least for white-collar workers.

• Collective bargaining also increases pay and benefits for black, Asian, Hispanic, and immigrant workers, reducing wage disparities based on race or ethnicity.

Benefits to SGA in Negotiating a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

·Collective bargaining agreements can make a difference in a worker's life.

·Collective bargaining agreements frequently result in a worker receiving a greater wage.

The benefit to SGA in Engaging In Interest-Based Collective Bargaining.

·By removing the option for parties to commit to a viewpoint and instead forcing them to commit to an interest, interest-based bargaining provides for a considerably greater range of ideas.

·As negotiators became more familiar with interest-based bargaining, more collective bargaining agreements were negotiated through Interest-Based Bargaining (IBB).