zen and the art of labor relations an inquiry into perceptions chuck kelly
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ZENAND THEART OFLABOR
RELATIONS
AN INQUIRY INTO PERCEPTIONS
CHUCK KELLY
Some Do’s and Don’ts of Bringing a Case to CIR
Don’t Come
Don’t Come
Local settlements are bestYou know the issues,
the customers, the climate
You have time: weeks or months
CIR has less than a day
To Divine (a verb) • to discover or learn about future
events by what are alleged to be magical means
• or by inspiration• or guessing
(Oxford American Dictionary)
Don’t Come
If you’re close, and you can live with it,
take it!If it comes to Council,
all bets may be off.
ZENAND THEART OFLABOR
RELATIONSAN INQUIRY INTO
PERCEPTIONS
CHUCK KELLY
Zen Perspective
–Living in the moment
–Direct viewing of the universe
–Non-analytical
–“Romantic”
Classical Perspective
–Seeking Details
–Seeking the Mechanics
–Cause and Effect
–“Rational”
Conflict Between the “Romantic” and the “Classical”, leads to:
• Confusion
• Frustration
And “Bad” Presentations
And “Bad” Relationships
Differences in perspective as they appear in our life
MEN AREFROM MARS,Women AreFrom Venus
John Gray, PhD
MANAGEMENT ISFROM MARS,
Unions Are From Europa
“The union bargains like women.”
“The union argues philosophy,
management argues statistics.”
Some Do’s and Don’ts of Bringing a Case to CIR
E = MC2
2 + 2 = 4
Area = πr2 (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
a(b + c) = ab + ac
a * (1/a) = 1 if ax 2 + bx + c = 0 then x = ( -b (b 2 - 4ac) ) / 2a
(x-j)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2
x(t) = r cos(t) + j y(t) = r sin(t) + k
Remember the union perspective
–Empathy
–Sincerity
• Mechanics are important
But so is tone
Remember the “Objects” of the IBEW
To secure employment
To secure adequate pay
To seek a higher and higher standard of living.
What’s Fair?
Pension
Health Care
BENEFITS
BURDEN
What’s Fair?
• the NECA position, which we feel continues to lack a proposal that provides this membership (journeymen & apprentices) a wage and benefit package that is fair when compared among their Building Trade peers.
• What we take away from the NECA regional negotiating approach is that there is no respect for what needs to be done here in__________________ to return these electricians to where they should be within the Trades.
• There is no good time for a strike, present economy included . . .
• I do realize that the situation at hand is one which will likely bring disruptions and changes to your book of business but as you know labor has limited options when forced up against the wall . . .
• At this point the embarrassment within the trades is at a level that will need to be addressed.
What’s Fair?
We want what they got
But not if they got less
But how can
the union not see?
Have emotions
But don’t be emotional
It’s all right to be offended
But don’t be offensive
The union is not ashamed to ask for more . . .
or to back track, if that’s what the members tell them to do
Understand and move the perspective
ZENAND THEART OFLABOR
RELATIONS
AN INQUIRY INTO PERCEPTIONS
CHUCK KELLY