Collective Bargaining and Its Awareness Among from Imo State Civil Servants, Nigeria

Abstract

Collective bargaining is an instrument use for conflict resolutions in any corporate organization. Its principal function is ensuring industrial peace especially in an organization that witness regular industrial crisis. The primary aim of this study is to examine factors affecting awareness of collective bargaining in Nigeria. It made use of descriptive survey design. The population was made up of all the workers in Imo state civil with a total population of 11200 and sample of 528 was selected using Blowers proportion allocation method (1967). The findings of this study show that awareness of collective was slightly poor due to many factors that were attributed to the government and union. There is a generally perceived relationship between awareness of collective bargaining and organizational stability. More so, collective bargaining characterised by good faith is still lacking in Nigerias’ public sector organizations. The study culminated with some recommendations among which is management and labour as social partners should also increase their capacities for effective collective bargaining practice by showing willingness and expanding cooperation to bargain in good faith in order to find common ground and resolve conflicts amicably. Also the union must promote inclusiveness and interval democracy in order to endear themselves more to workers.