The job of supervising employees in a unionized environment has its own unique set of rules and challenges. HR professionals need to provide supervisors with the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in this special framework. This applies to both experienced supervisors transitioning from a non-union environment, and brand new supervisors. Understanding the very particular principles of the union environment will be key to success.
Universal supervisory principles
First, it’s important to remind supervisors of basic supervisory principles that apply equally to unionized and non-unionized work forces: