Getwell Hospital Collective Bargaining Project - HRES 2302

This project simulates a collective bargaining scenario at Getwell Hospital, where a union representing 625 employees, including LPNs and technicians, negotiates with management. The student, acting as a union member, focuses on securing a one-year contract with improved wages and benefits. The primary issue is inadequate wages, with the union proposing a 10% increase to address the financial challenges faced by employees. The project outlines the importance of the wage structure for employee families and anticipates management's response, including a counter-proposal for a minimum 5% increase. The assignment includes an opening statement, importance of the issue, proposal, anticipated management response, and a counter proposal. The project references key issues such as wages, medical benefits, career ladder, and childcare, with the goal of achieving the best possible outcome for the union members. The project also includes a bibliography of relevant academic sources.

Running head- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Collective Bargaining
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1Collective Bargaining
Union Member:
We are here to negotiate on behalf of the Hospital Employees Union of the Getwell
Hospital. I am a licensed practical nurse, and I will be negotiating on behalf of the Hospital
Employee Union that consists of 625 employees of the Getwell Hospital.
Opening Statement on the Issue:
This negotiation session is regarding the best wage and the benefits package that
would be provided to the employees of the Getwell Hospital for the contract of 1 year. The
main issues that the employees are facing consist of inadequate wages as the average wage of
the unit are $20.00/hr that is very less, and due to that, the families are facing many problems
in order to pay the bills. Even the management has not been able to keep up with the inflation
rate of consumer prices.
Importance of the Issue:
This issue of the wage structure is of utmost importance as upon this, the families of
all the employees depend. More or less, every employee has a family, and they work hard in
order to attain the goal of sustenance in their life. With such a low wage rate, it becomes
challenging to keep up with the needs and requirements of the families.
Proposal:
In order to achieve the goal, at least a 10% increase is demanded of the fixed rate for
each employee. This will just cost the Hospital a total of $2,500,000 or $2.5 million. That is
$320/month for an employee.

2Collective Bargaining
Anticipated Response from Management:
We request the management to understand the issue that the families are facing as we
have been a part of this Hospital and provided the maximum support to the management in a
time of need. So we expect the same coordination from them.
Your Response and Counter Proposal:
In a case where the management is not agreeing, we are expecting a least 5% increase
in the wage if not 10%. That would be the best we can do considering the points of the
management.

3Collective Bargaining
Bibliography
Eidlin, B. (2015). Class vs. special interest: Labor, power, and politics in the United States
and Canada in the twentieth century. Politics & Society, 43(2), 181-211.
Johnston, H., & Land-Kazlauskas, C. (2018). Organizing on-demand: Representation, voice,
and collective bargaining in the gig economy. Conditions of work and employment
series, 94.