Consider Coca$-$Cola bottling company $($Hamilton$)$ as the organization and the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union$($UFCW Local $175$ as the union. so please answer the following questions.

QUESTIONS

The Collective Agreement

$1.$ Obtain and review the current collective agreements and report your findings and observations on the following items for each agreement: The duration of the agreement including the start and end dates The bargaining unit identified in the collective agreement Management rights Provisions on wage rates Provisions on seniority Provisions on union security $($membership requirements, dues, union stewards, time for union business, use of employer facilities etc.$)$ Provisions on discipline Provisions on arbitration Provisions on downsizing$/$layoffs in general Provisions on downsizing$/$layoffs due to technological changes Provisions on downsizing$/$layoffs due to contracting out Any special provisions that you find either interesting or surprising. Submit a copy of the collective agreements with your assignment. This can be in pdf format. Many collective agreements are available online.

The Issues

$2.$ If possible, interview representatives of management and union officials to determine the state of labour relations within the organization. The following key questions should be regarded as a minimum requirement. What are the key issues? Why are they important? Have there been labour conflicts$/$strikes $($major$/$ minor$)$ within the last ten years? If these workers are not allowed to strike, how are interest disputes resolved? If there have been labour$/$ conflicts$/$strikes $($major$/$ minor$)$ within the last ten years, what were the major issues in these conflicts? How common are grievances? What types of grievances are the most common? Why is this case? Anything else about the organization$($s$)$ of interest to your group?

NOTE: If you are unable to interview both management and union representatives, you should then complete a search of the business press for information about the company$/$ organization and its labour relations. Usually companies$/$ organizations with significant problems have articles written about them. You should be able to connect the issues you identify in section $(6)$ back to information you have reported in sections $1-2.$ For example, we might expect an employer facing significant competition in their respective industry or budget pressures to attempt to reduce their labour costs by restricting wages and$/$or making greater use of technology. $($This is a very important part of your report$)$

Your Assessment

$3.$ Assessment: At a minimum, the following key questions should be addressed. What are the key collective bargaining issues? Why do these issues exist? Are there discrepancies between what you found$/$ believe and what you were told? What is your overall assessment of labour relations in this organization? You should provide evidence supporting your conclusions. $($This is a very important part of your report$)$