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Teamwork approach in negotiation is usually favoured by both the union and the
employers. Employer may have a committee made up of departmental and divisional
heads and the company lawyer, while the union may consist of business agents,
shopstewards and branch officials of trade unions.
NB: Union bargainers are usually experts in the art of bargaining and negotiation as they
are full time involved in the same exercise with other organizations e.g. dockworkers
union, Kenya Airline pilots, union, Kenya union of domestic workers, hotels, educational
institutions, hospitals and allied workers – KUDHEIHA, Banking, insurance and finance
union.
Union
Management
Claim 200%
Target 30%
Offer 10%
NB: The employer must know how far it can go without risking a strike.