Sentences with phrase «on the collective bargaining process»

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Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

Shock and awe among juventini ensued on social media: from threats to quit watching football all together, to questions regarding management's sanity, to premature tearful adieus, to bargaining, to coping; a collective grieving process had already commenced.

In the event the City and its collective bargaining units fail to reach agreement on a teacher evaluation system by the end of May, an expedited arbitration process, led by the Commissioner of Education, will occur.

He also proposed eliminating holiday bonuses for future uniformed retirees and called on Albany to overturn a State law that prohibits the city from negotiating pensions as part of its collective bargaining process.

The dispute over PRO / UAW appears to center more on the process used to gather signatures than on the pros and cons of collective bargaining.

In this forum Linda Kaboolian says that collective bargaining is here to stay, but offers ways to make it more educationally productive; Howard Fuller and George Mitchell lament the impediments that collective bargaining has imposed on the learning process and call for more transparency; and Eva Moskowitz, a former New York City councilwoman, wonders if the system isn't «too broke to fix.»

It might be possible to alter the scope of collective bargaining or the process itself to protect aspects that teachers value while reducing or eliminating the deleterious effects on students.

States should improve their teacher licensing processes to ensure that the effectiveness of all teachers is assessed on a regular basis as a condition for the granting and renewal of a state teaching license — regardless of the particular criteria for evaluation and tenure laid out in state tenure laws and collective bargaining contracts

He is a nationally recognized expert in representing school districts in collective bargaining and has made presentations throughout the country on all aspects of both the bargaining process and the arbitration and litigation of school district collective bargaining agreements.

While they find no clear effects of collective bargaining laws on how much schooling students ultimately complete, their results do show that laws requiring school districts to engage in the process with teachers unions lead students to be less successful in later life.

While the collective bargaining process itself is important and respectful to teachers, a state framework that sets overarching guidelines on critical components is absolutely necessary.

A controversial reform measure headed for the 2016 ballot could cut public pension costs by giving taxpayers a say on retirement plans — but it could upend collective bargaining in the process, according to several analyses.

It's often helpful, especially with new board members and newer administrators, to hold a session to provide background and perspective on the law and processes related to collective bargaining, set in the context of your district's financial situation and bargaining history.

Indiana passed laws that created an expansive voucher system, made teacher tenure contingent on effectiveness, limited collective bargaining, ended the process of firing teachers in order of seniority and required teacher evaluations to be «significantly informed» by student performance on standardized exams.

CEAI and its members object on policy grounds to positions taken by the union in collective bargaining and outside of that process.

Those who have boldly named themselves the «reformers» are all too often working on behalf of turning public dollars over to private interests and to strip teachers of any due process, any collective - bargaining rights, any salary increment linked to their experience or their education.

In an addendum to its response, the district expressed a willingness for further discussion on the union's desire to improve overall educational opportunities and outcomes; and those, the district said, «will occur within the collective bargaining meetings and within the consultation process as appropriate, and will involve use of sub-committees and focus groups as needed.»

[2] The question in this appeal is whether a prohibition on designated employees participating in strike action for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment amounts to a substantial interference with their right to a meaningful process of collective bargaining and, as a result, violates s. 2 (d) of the Charter.

This means apparently by - passing the formal union certification and collective bargaining process in the Ontario Labour Relations Act and instead trying to bargain outside that model, asking employers to voluntarily recognize the union on behalf of its members only.

On November 28, 2016, the government tabled legislation to repeal parts of Conservative Bill C - 4 (Economic Action Plan, No. 2, Division 17), dealing with essential services, collective bargaining, and processes for grievances and dispute resolution in the federal public sector.

They may counsel union or management clients on collective bargaining agreements, grievance and arbitration processes, contract administration issues, and strikes and work stoppages.

The legal issues we've been asked to address in recent months include: social media in the workplace; how to navigate the grievance and arbitration process; human rights issues in collective bargaining; family status discrimination; and an update on recent arbitration cases.