Major Unions and Collectively Bargained Fringe Benefits

Abstract

Fringe benefits are a growing part of the compensation package. Unions and employee associations have played a significant role in the development of fringe benefits. A survey of major unions and employee associations indicates of the new fringe benefits dental coverage, vision coverage, employee assistance programs, maternity leave, and alternative work schedules are the most prevalent in current contracts. Sabbatical leaves are most prevalent as a new benefit in current negotiations, and child care, eldercare, and legal coverage are the most likely new fringes to be negotiated in the future. The standard benefit areas of health and pensions are presently the fringe benefit issues most involved in retrieval bargaining. They are also perceived as both currently and over the next ten years as the most important fringe benefit issues in collective bargaining.

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