What are examples of Union demands?
1 Answer
Higher wages, holiday pay, 40 hour work week, weekends off, safer work places.
Explanation:
Negotiations involve finding out what the workers want and finding ways to get it at the negotiating table. These points are often phased as demands. Really they are negotiation points and there is give and take.
If, in a dispute, the Union has management on the run and they will agree to anything then less important things (or more frivolous) get added to contracts like having each individual's birthday as a holiday for that person.
Since contracts can cover fairly small and diverse groups of workers as well as large groups seemingly minor things can creep into contracts. Musicians Unions for Orchestras in concert halls can count overtime with a stop watch and charge by the minute.
Unions often can be overly agreeable to industry norms. People that work for small businesses know that they need to keep the business going to keep having a job. People who work for small civic governments understand that wages are paid through property taxes and can temper their demands accordingly.
Union agreements are public documents and are available through local labor boards. You should be able to get examples easily.
