Choosing Effective Leadership for Union Negotiations

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The factors considered in determining the team leadership (chief spokesperson) were that the individual had to be one that had was very good in speaking in front of a classroom. This person has to be motivated to have a strong strategy to bargain our demands for the union. The chief spokesperson must be prepared to negotiate our teams proposal to improve the union with our demands. As we start to negotiate, we would need a leader that will be able to work with the opposing team to create an agreement. As both teams start the debating process the chief spokesperson must be able to be flexible and communicate with our team on what we think about the terms at hand. The chief spokesperson that we found would be perfect for our team was Michael Mamathy. He has an outgoing personality and a strong speaker that would help our team have a successful debate. The vice chief spokesperson is Joshua Bontumasi because of the communication skills that he has when it comes to group assignments. Communication is a strong part of the role of chief spokesperson because they must be able to keep the team in the loop and make sure that we all agree to the terms of …show more content…

After we decide between the two proposals that we want to represent I will start researching different companies on the unions bargaining agreements and see how much will be a reasonable amount for our proposal. As my role of configuring cost analysis, I will work with the high to low costs that it will take to implement our demands and figure out the average amount. This average amount for our demands will be used to justify our negotiation process. The cost for the demands for the union is one of the most important parts of the agreement. The cost of the benefit for the union is what the company has to pay and you must have a reasonable cost for your demands. As a team member, I will assist my team with forming our initial bargaining demand for the

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