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What management rights can be addressed in a labor agreement?

What management rights can be addressed in a labor agreement? (IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573 · 8.7. The Labor Relations Process*) — "Whe…

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  • Management rights in a unionized company can be preserved through collective bargaining.
  • Unionization reduces some of management’s decision-making abilities.
  • Management retains certain rights that can be negotiated in collective bargaining.
  • A management rights clause is one way to resist union involvement in management matters.
  • Most union contracts contain a management rights clause.
  • A typical clause gives the employer all business-management rights except those specified in the contract.
  • If the contract does not specify promotion criteria, managers retain discretion over those criteria.
  • Managers may use any promotion criteria they wish.
  • Management can also preserve its rights by listing areas that are not subject to collective bargaining.
  • Scheduling work hours may remain a management right.
  • Hiring and firing workers may remain management rights.
  • Setting production standards may remain a management right.
  • Determining the number of supervisors in each department may remain a management right.
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IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573

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"When a company becomes unionized, management loses some of its decision-making abilities. But management still has certain rights that can be negotiated in collective bargaining. One way to resist union involvement in management matters is to put a management rights clause in the labor agreement. Most union contracts have one. A typical clause gives the employer all rights to manage the business except as specified in the contract. For instance, if the contract does not specify the criteria for promotions, with a management rights clause, managers will have the right to use any criteria they wish. Another way to preserve management rights is to list areas that are not subject to collective bargaining. This list might secure management’s right to schedule work hours; hire and fire workers; set production standards; determine the number of supervisors in each department."

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