Collective bargaining is the process in which employers and unions undergo a series of negotiations that include terms typical of collective bargaining in which both parties agree to terms of employment. These conditions can include wages, hours, and working conditions (Budd 229). Collective bargaining can take place in several types of areas, ranging from politics to sports. It allows for proper resolution of disputes and issues that benefits both parties involved, producing an outcome that is not one-sided. Collective bargaining is “the negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees” (Beal, Wickersham, and Kienast 5). Four issues that are likely elements of a collective agreement are:1. Compensation - benefits, salaries, leave, vacation, shift bonuses and profit sharing.2. Personnel policies and procedures: transfer policies, promotions, layoffs, vacation rules and overtime.3. Duties and rights of employees: employment standards, workplace rules and seniority rights4. Part 2 of the employer's duties and rights - management rights, subcontracting, discipline and dismissal for cause, and safety standards. TheCTMirror.org discussed the House's approval of a controversial proposal that would give collective bargaining rights to home health aides and day care providers who provide services. for adults and children with state-subsidized salaries. "By passing the measure 84-57 after six hours of debate, the House resurrected the contents of two proposals that had died last month after Republican lawmakers blocked their vote in the Labor and Civil Servants Committee. before the deadline set by the commission to act” (Becker 1). Adopting this proposal would grant workers the opportunity to u...... middle of paper ......or and labor law, school law, lawyers, attorneys, Franczek Radelet: Chicago. Franczek Radelet PC, July 12, 2013. Web. November 28, 2013. Holley, William H, Kenneth M. Jennings, and Roger S. Wolters. The labor relations process. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2012. Print. Richmond, Todd. "Wisconsin officials decide to pursue union votes | sheboyganpress.com." Sheboygan Press Media. Associated Press, November 25, 2013. Web. November 29, 2013. .Schaumber, Peter. “Big Labor co-opts worker centers to circumvent federal law.” The Hill. Np, November 26, 2013. Web. November 29. 2013. .