Impact of Collective Bargaining on Industrial Conflicts Resolution in Nigerian Public Universities
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2016
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Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin
Abstract
Nigeria lias recently witnessed a lnuge increase in the number of industrial actions. No day passes
in Nigeria withotit strikes or tlnreats of strikes in one form or another. In fact industrial actions
Inavc become so endemic in Nigei'ia tliat' even our courts would lie prepai'ed to take judicial notice
0،' tlnenn. In tine liglnt of tlnis, to avert tliis unhealthy trend, tlie promotion and development of
collective bargaining lias Incen proclaimed to be 1'he most' desirable medium ill set'tling industrial
conflicts in a work environment. This study is designed to critically examine tine impact of
collective bargaining on industrial conflicts resolut'ion in Nigerian public universities, 'fhe study
targeted academic staff of botln states and federal universities in Soutln-West geo-polit'ical zone of
Nigeria, owing t'0 tlneir active participation in industrial actions. Tlie sample size of 600 academic
staff were select'ed from 6000 ASUU members in South-West geo-political zone, '!'lie use of
collective bargttining has been fOund to littve meaningfully contributed to industrial pettcc anti
harmony as well as effective medium in checking incidents of strikes, laliour unrest's and brain
drain in Nigerian pulilic Linivcrsities. ؛-lence, govei'nmciit sliould recognize and strengtlncn
collect'ive bargaining to littve conducive atmosphere in Niget'itin fjnivcrsities.
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Collective Bargaining, Industrial Conflict, Resolution, Public Universities