Information About Collective Bargaining
What is Collective Bargaining? by Olivia Wathne, Esq., reviewed by Melissa Bender, Esq. | Findlaw
This Findlaw page explains that collective bargaining is the process used by employees and employers to reach agreement on terms of employment. A group of employees, usually represented by a labor union, negotiate with employers on topics such as wages, benefits, and working conditions. Collective bargaining leads to a legally binding collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that defines the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees.
Collective Bargaining by Will Kenton reviewed by Charlene Rhinehart | Investopedia
This Investopedia page provides an overview of the collective bargaining process, including laws that govern collective bargaining, and different types of collective bargaining. The page reviews advantages and disadvantages of collective bargaining, pros and cons of collective bargaining, criticisms of collective bargaining, and answers common questions. It explains that collective bargaining allows workers to join together with collective leverage to negotiate wages, benefits, or improved working conditions, and suggests that in modern economies collective bargaining has been important for creating an industrial middle class.
Collective Bargaining by Lisa Guerin, J.D. | NOLO
NOLO provides customers and small businesses with information about legal and business issues. This page explains that wages, benefits, working conditions, and other key aspects of employment are “mandatory bargaining issues” that employers and unions must consider in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement. It also explains that employers have an obligation to bargain in good faith, which requires that employers provide certain information to labor unions that is relevant to topics that are collectively bargained.
Collective Bargaining | Legal Information Institute
The Legal Information Institute is operated in conjunction with Cornell Law School and offers free legal resources to the general public. This page provides an overview of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and other federal law governing collective bargaining, including summaries of important Supreme Court cases establishing key principles in collective bargaining law, and links to federal, state, and other relevant legal resources.
Collective Bargaining, Labor Relations, and Labor Unions | Cornell University Library
This Cornell University Library guide was designed as a research aid for Cornell University students and faculty studying the U.S. labor movement and the union-employer relationship. It provides links to various types of resources, including statistical information and publicly available collective bargaining agreements. Please note that some resources are restricted to Cornell University students and staff, though you can still use the site to identify resources to find elsewhere.
Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge (WORK) Center
The WORK Center, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides information and resources for labor unions and about collective bargaining, such as information on how to form a union, workers’ organizing rights, and data regarding the effects of unions in the workplace.
Union Facts: The Value of Collective Voice | AFL-CIO America’s Unions
The AFL-CIO is a federation of 60 national and international labor unions representing more than 12 million working people. This AFL-CIO site provides information and data regarding the value of collective bargaining, including information on how unions operate and on how to form a union. The site also provides information on how union workers have greater access to health and pension benefits through collective bargaining agreements, and links to information about labor laws and other topics related to the value of collective bargaining.
Your rights under the National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency that oversees employees’ union related rights. This page provides information about collective bargaining rights of employees under the National Labor Relations Act.
US Union Organizing, and Unions’ Election Win Rate, is Surging, NLRB Says, by Daniel Wiessner | Reuters
This July 2024 article reports on union organizing activity in 2024, based on information released by the National Labor Relations Board.
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Reports on Union Membership and Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits in the USA – March 2024
The Bureau of Labor Statistics periodically compiles and releases studies about the U.S. workforce. This report was released in September 2024 and provides statistics regarding employee access to workplace benefits, such as medical/dental/vision, vacation, life insurance, and retirement, as of March 2024, and notes differences between union and nonunion jobs.
Spotlight on Statistics
This Bureau of Labor Statistics page has links to various reports and information regarding employee benefits for union workers.
Employee Benefits
This Bureau of Labor Statistics site provides links to various publications relating to employee benefits in the United States using comprehensive data collected as part of the National Compensation Survey. Data include estimates on the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer provided benefit plans, as well as details of what those plans provide.
