Member tip for the week of January 30, 2012
Public Employees, Bargaining, and Strikes
For public employees, often the services of a mediator or a fact-finder
(someone who holds a mini-hearing where each side presents the facts and
arguments to justify its bargaining positions) is required as a matter
of law for the collective bargaining process. And sometimes in the
public sector, when the parties are unable to see eye to eye, an outside
arbitrator (like a judge) or a government agency has the power to set
the terms of what the new contract will be. Some public employees
ultimately have the legal right to strike, but many don’t. And some
that don’t have the legal right to strike routinely do so, anyway.
Adapted from The Union Members Complete Guide, by Michael Mauer
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