Mandatory subject of bargaining
A topic an employer must, on request, negotiate with a union rather than change unilaterally, because it affects a term or condition of employment (for example, wages, work assignment, headcount, discipline, or workplace monitoring). Many material AI changes fall here, though whether a specific change qualifies is decided case by case (in the US, by the National Labor Relations Board and the courts).
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 2 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Business AI Transformation.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A topic an employer must, on request, negotiate with a union rather than change unilaterally, because it affects a term or condition of employment (for example, wages, work assignment, headcount, discipline, or workplace monitoring). Many material AI changes fall here, though whether a specific change qualifies is decided case by case (in the US, by the National Labor Relations Board and the courts).
In the US collective-bargaining system, a matter (such as terms and conditions of employment) over which an employer must bargain with the union representing the workers. AI that changes hiring, scheduling, monitoring, discipline, or pay can fall within this, which is how the union channel imposes an involvement duty in the absence of a works-council law.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- The union question, the works council, and consultation done right · The Humans: Leading People Through AI Change, AI Governance: Applied Mastery
- Transformation at the Bargaining Table · Lab: Unionized and High Regulation Workforces, Business AI Transformation
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.