3-2 Short Paper: Evaluating Collective Bargaining Agreement

3-2 Short Paper: Evaluating Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)Southern New Hampshire UniversityOL-318-H2041 Employee & Labor Relations 22EW2 02:01:13 GMT -05:00After reading the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the Trustees of Columbia University and the Local 2110 International Union of Technical, Office, and Professional Workers, it is evident that much thought and time had gone into the agreement. The agreement lays out the expectations of the University and the union employees. The policies and rules outline what is expected from management and union employees. The CBA goes into great detail about its policies, such as if an employee was to terminate employment and the accrual and payout of unused earned vacation time . It leaves little room for ambiguity, and interpretation is seldom needed, if at all. Everyone knows what the rules are.Employees who terminate within the first six months of employment will not receive monthly vacation credit for the probationary period but will receive monthly vacation credit for months 3-6, provided they work through the 30th of the month. Employees who terminate after six months of employment will receive vacation credit based on the schedule herein.A Collective Bargaining Agreement is not similar to a “contract” between management and