What is collective bargaining?
Collective bargaining is the formal process of negotiation between an employer and a group of employees that establishes the terms and conditions of their employment. The process results in a collective bargaining agreement, which legally binds both the employer and the employees to the terms agreed upon. The interests of employees are commonly presented by representatives of a union, an organization that serves as an agent representing a specific group of employees and collectively bargains with the employer on their behalf. Negotiations may include wages, hours, and terms and conditions of work.
In the United States, a federal agency called the generally oversees the process for employees seeking to form or join a union.
To represent a bargaining unit 鈥 a specific group of employees who collectively choose to unionize 鈥 a majority of all the members of that bargaining unit must vote in an election in favor of joining that union. Further details on the election process are available on the .
Are all student employees of 黑料不打烊 part of the bargaining unit?
Student workers are defined as all degree-seeking individuals who are, simultaneously (1) enrolled as undergraduate students, full-time or part-time, at 黑料不打烊 and (2) employed by 黑料不打烊 as non-exempt, hourly employees.
The term 鈥渟tudent workers鈥 does not include (1) students whose sole 鈥渆mployment鈥 relationship with 黑料不打烊 is an internship, research fellowship, Mentored Advanced Project, or an equivalent relationship, such as externally grant-funded positions, (2) students who were formerly, but are not longer, enrolled as undergraduate students at 黑料不打烊, or (3) students who were formerly, but are no longer, non-exempt hourly employees of 黑料不打烊.
I am a faculty or staff member who supervises student employees who are part of the bargaining unit. Am I allowed to discuss the Union or ongoing negotiations?
Individuals who supervise student employees should adhere to ongoing guidance (TIPS and FOE).