Contracted Labor & Industry Relations Services are a Reasonably Priced Solution to your organization’s Labor Relation’s needs.

Contracted labor relations services are a reasonably priced solution to your organization’s labor relation’s needs:

Many Gregory Management & Consulting clients are often pleasantly surprised and wondering why they didn’t take advantage of this opportunity to protect their organizations, staff and projects sooner when they discover just how affordable it really is to have the region’s most respected labor relation’s professional at their service.  Do you really know just how much your firm loses each time a conflict erupts on your project?

For as little as little as $170.00 a month, your firm can receive contracted Labor and Industry Relations Services direct to your firm.   GMCS regional and national clients receive valuable guidance and advice regarding jurisdictional assignments and the administration of their collective bargaining agreements.

Gregory Management & Consulting Services Contracted Service Offerings:

Gregory Management & Consulting Services clients receive the following services relating to Labor & Industry Relations Services, trades, the NLRB and its charges or assertions and the National Labor Relation’s Act (the “Act”).  The following services will be provided to the client via telephone or e-mail up to up to the contracted service hours per month.  Additional hours are provided at a discounted rate and to be billed as needed for the terms of the contract.  They are as follows:

• Guidance and answers to questions regarding your organization’s collective bargaining agreements and other related area agreements; provide directives and opinions regarding compliance with agreements, alleged violations of the agreements, violations of the Act, audits and other Procedures defined within the area agreements.

• Provide comprehensive operational Labor and Industry relations support specific to the daily administration of the Collective Bargaining Agreements Between applicable trades and your organization

• Guidance to your organization on terms and conditions of negotiated agreements or settlements

• Provide Labor Relations advice, consultation and industry trends as requested

• Provide construction and associated industry advice, consultation and trends as requested

• Provide Industry Relations support to and between your organization, industry stakeholders, contractors, associations, local, state and federal governments

• Industry outreach and collaboration with regional labor/management stakeholders, development & owner groups, industry stakeholders and contracting associations on both a regional and national basis

• Monthly client bulletins and special client alerts when applicable

• Confidentiality regarding all contracts, agreements and services and as directed by your organization

The Real Cost of Conflict on a project:

Interpersonal conflict is identified as one of the top occupational stressors, strongly linked to a reduction in psychological and physical health. In addition, it has been identified as a determinant of work disability, occupational incidents, and other costs related to reduced quality, restructuring, decreased productivity, absenteeism, and employee turnover. Studies suggest that owners and contractors ranked conflict among project participants as the highest factor affecting project cost. No research studies previously existed which expose the financial cost of conflict in this industry. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the nature of interpersonal conflict on construction projects and its financial burden. Seventy-four construction industry personnel were interviewed using a protocol designed to elicit recalled conflict incidents. Forty-one of the 86 reported incidents underwent analysis using the reported time and associated labor costs. It is recommended that educational opportunities and innovative changes to the construction process could reduce the incidence of interpersonal conflict on the jobsite.

Research Says Average Jobsite Argument Costs $11K.

The detailed report has actual samples from interviews conducted for the research. Many of them have a familiar ring and tone when compared to the average jobsite workday.  For example, one of the interviewees discussed a difference of opinion about how some holes were going to be created in a piece of steel. The interviewee didn't know how to operate a machine to punch the holes, so someone suggested burning them out with torches.  “Well, they torched them, and you torch a hole and you know what that looks like. ... And then, when they went to put it together, that made it sloppy and this person just blew up. Well, this happened two or three times. And this is someone that's new.”

In some incidents, the conflict arose over perceptions of the quality of the work and the time involved.  One example involved painting. “He's driving the painter nuts by constantly being in here,” the interviewee stated. “Asking questions [as if] we don't know our job. We don't need him in here, telling us how to do our job.”
Anyone of these real world examples could have taken place on your projects. 

Read the complete Center for Construction Research and Training Report here…

Gregory Management & Consulting Services, a nationally recognized expert in Industry & Labor Relations:

As the Director of Industry & Labor Relations representing hundreds of Philadelphia’s commercial construction contractors and facility owners and as an industry service provider for over six years, I understand the complexity and confusion associated with the region’s collective bargaining agreements.  From ambiguous language, work rules, jurisdictional claims & area practice, basic contract administration and strategy, I have personally worked through, documented and successfully resolved labor and contract disputes for associations, contractors & facility owners and have earned a reputation of trust, integrity and committed service from the regional construction industry and its stakeholders.

Contracted labor relations services are a reasonably priced solution to your organization’s labor relation’s needs.  Do what other associations, contractors, labor organizations and facility owners have done to ensure work site harmony & productivity, contact GMCS @ wegregory@gregorymcs.com for a customized quote on your contracted labor relations services.  On the web @ www.gregorymcs.com