Union Management Partnership ServicesIn this project, a well established consumer products company wanted to create a new relationship with a large, international Union.
- An operational philosophy was drafted to set behavioral expectation.
- Visions held in common as well as differences were communicated.
- A task force was sponsored to create guidelines across multiple sites and local union organizations.
- Work was redesigned to allow greater involvement and responsibility for quality, cost, delivery and safety by those operating the plant.
- The management staff advanced to match the changing roles in the facility and company.
Union partnerships facilitated by Operations Improvement US work best within organizations that desire to:
- Have everyone take greater responsibility for quality, cost, delivery and safety decision making.
- Grow in knowledge, capability, satisfaction and productivity.
- Reduce losses inherent in gamesmanship.
- Increase trust among all members of the organization.
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