TRAJECTORY AND DYNAMICS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND LABOUR UNIONS IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SECTOR
Keywords:
Collective Bargaining, Labour and Trade unions, Public ServiceAbstract
One of the most important functions of organized labour in Nigeria is collective bargaining, a mechanism by which representatives of labour unions negotiate with management of concerned organisations (public or private) over the terms and conditions of service affecting their members. Job performance cannot be enhanced in a work environment characterised by absence of harmonious co-existence among the employers and the employees. It is therefore recognized that one of the official methods of communication is collective bargaining based on voluntarism, participative management and mutual respect. The aim of this paper is to critically examine collective bargaining and the functions of labour unions in the actualization of a successful collective bargaining in the Nigerian Public Sector. The paper discussed labour management negotiations in the Nigeria public sector and recommends that labour and trade unions should strengthen collective bargaining mechanism above salaries and wages negotiation as a means of enhancing the capacity of publicworkers for effective and efficient service delivery.
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