How to Negotiate a Union Contract

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Choose your representatives.. Have a preliminary meeting with your team.. Meet with the other side.

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Steps

1

Choose your representatives.

Step 1

Choose your representatives.

2

Have a preliminary meeting with your team.

Step 2

Have a preliminary meeting with your team.

3

Meet with the other side.

Step 3

Meet with the other side.

4

Determine what issues are on the table.

Step 4

Determine what issues are on the table.

5

Present your opening statement.

Step 5

Present your opening statement.

6

Listen to the opening statement from the other side.

Step 6

Listen to the opening statement from the other side.

7

Compare options and proposed alternatives.

Step 7

Compare options and proposed alternatives.

8

Bargain with an eye toward compromise.

Step 8

Bargain with an eye toward compromise.

9

Create a draft agreement.

Step 9

Create a draft agreement.

10

Circulate the draft agreement for comments.

Step 10

Circulate the draft agreement for comments.

11

Return to the bargaining table.

Step 11

Return to the bargaining table.

12

Draft the final agreement.

Step 12

Draft the final agreement.

13

Execute the final agreement.

Step 13

Execute the final agreement.

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