Further, without collective bargaining, nothing prevents an employer from meeting with employees but denying every one of their requests, no matter how reasonable. Kansas labor law prohibits that practice and affords employees the opportunity to appeal to an independent body to determine whether employers are bargaining in good faith or just stonewalling. Third, collective bargaining affords employees the opportunity to determine democratically for themselves what their own priorities are prior to negotiating with employers. For example, KU GTA's if unionized will democratically determine what they want to pursue in collective bargaining. They will decide, for example, whether health benefits or securing provisions allowing for family sick leave should be top priority.
Employees democratically determine their own negotiation priorities.
Three Legal Advantages of Collective Bargaining to Public Sector Employers First, state labor law prohibits public employees from striking. In exchange for agreeing to bargain in good faith with employees, employers get a guarantee that their employees will not strike. This is obviously of great benefit as regars police, fire, state corrections, and university employees. Second, collective bargaining affords employers the opportunity to preserve high employee morale through fair and equitable employment practices. In the public sector, collective bargaining generally improves relations both among employees and between employer and employees.