Tag Archives: Problem Solving

How a Labor-Management Problem COULD be Resolved Cooperatively

Posted on May 5, 2024 by CALMC Blog

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about a labor-management problem and how not to solve it. We discussed a problem impacting Major Leage Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), the union representing major and minor … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on July 2, 2023 by CALMC Blog

We have been writing about problem solving and some of the methods effective tams can use to help the process. This week we want to continue the discussion about our favorite problem-solving process. We have discussed interest-based problem-solving (IBPS) in … Continue reading →

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Interest-Based Problem Solving – It Can Work Anywhere

Posted on June 4, 2023 by CALMC Blog

We recommend the Interest-Bases Problem Solving (IBPS) process to groups we train or facilitate. It can work very effectively in any situation where there are common interests and a desire to solve the problem while minimizing positionalism and conflict. The … Continue reading →

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Opening Unions to More Employees

Posted on May 22, 2022 by CALMC Blog

Changes in our workplaces have been coming at us more rapidly than ever since the pandemic. Whether it is remote or hybrid work, shortages of workers in key areas, growing displeasure with working conditions or relationships, or any number of … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Common Collective Bargaining Mistakes

Posted on September 20, 2020 by CALMC Blog

Collective bargaining is a difficult process that places great stress on those at the bargaining table. Even having an effective labor-management cooperative process does not guarantee a smooth, easy negotiations. One of the observations I’ve made during several contract negotiations … Continue reading →

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Health and Safety Committees – It Shouldn’t Take a Pandemic

Posted on August 23, 2020 by CALMC Blog

How is your health and safety committee doing? You do have one, right? If not, why? There is no good reason not to have a health and safety committee. The knowledge and experience of everyone in the workplace can help … Continue reading →

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OK. What’s Next?

Posted on July 12, 2020 by CALMC Blog

It’s clear that, as a nation when it comes to the pandemic, things are not really improving. While it is true the death rate from COVID-19 is dropping slightly, there are still too many people dying. While the number of … Continue reading →

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CALMC Releases New On-Demand Video and Podcast

Posted on October 6, 2019 by CALMC Blog

This week CALMC added two new on-line resources to our website. These complement the training and information already on our site. The newest entry in our Quick Takes video series deals with consensus decision making. While this form of decision … Continue reading →

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What? Another Meeting?

Posted on September 8, 2019 by CALMC Blog

Sometimes it’s hard to convince labor-management committees they need to meet on a regular schedule, preferably no less than once a month. While this applies to other groups as well, today we want to focus on LMC’s. If committees are … Continue reading →

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Addressing Conflict in Labor-Management and Other Settings – Part Two

Posted on July 14, 2019 by CALMC Blog

In my last blog, I wrote about conflict. Some people fear conflict, believing it can destroy relationships. Others encourage it, and some go out of their way to foment it. Neither of these behaviors are healthy. We must recognize disagreements … Continue reading →

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