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This 3-page paper discusses varous labor relations issues, such as the differences between strikes and lockouts, and the steps taken for grievance processes. Bibiliography lists 1 source.
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well examine the general steps for a grievance procedure and discuss the pros and cons of this procedure. While "strike" and
"lockout" tend to, at times, be used simultaneously, in truth, the are actually two different things. A lockout, in its most
basic form, is defined as "a suspension of work initiated by the employer as the result of a labor dispute" (American Rights at Work, 2004). Basically, a lockout can be
considered the employers version of a strike - and its used, for the most part, as a strike would be used, to pressure employees to accept conditions or a new
contract (American Rights at Work, 2004). A strike, of course, is when employees walk off the job and refuse to go to work - again, in order to pressure management
to try to come to some kind of contract or condition that is acceptable to the employee group (which is normally a union). Strikers can picket outside the company, noting
the unfair conditions, in an attempt to win sentiment from the court of public opinion, and in this scenario, force management to come to terms with what employees want.
What, then is a grievance procedure? This is defined as a procedure that has been established by a collective bargaining agreement to
resolve any sorts of problems that might be associated with said agreement (American Rights at Work, 2004). A standard grievance procedure consists of several steps - with the last step,
if it goes that far, typically being arbitration (American Rights at Work, 2004). Though grievance procedures can vary from company to
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