Impact of Collective Bargaining in Mining Industry in Odisha:A Hallmark for Peace in Industrial Relations

Abstract

Article revolves around the collective bargaining process of selected mining industry of Odisha. The complexities of industrial relations have been increasing in a habitual basis. The problem of mis-match has been identified in the negotiation process and have been reviewed through the literature survey pertaining to collective bargaining ,work culture and various benefits availed by the workers since antiquities. It has been accolade with the Dunlop model to resolve on the issues. Hence, it has argued that the three players in the industrial relations have to resolve disputes through flexible interaction in the worker’s participation in the management, as collective bargaining ultimately ends with the reconciliation that is acceptable to both the parties. Article is a qualitative study into the research approach of collective bargaining. Paper uses ideal model of Collective Bargaining, identifying the gap and determining the objectives of employing tools and techniques viz. reliability statistics, frequency distribution, factor analysis in a comprehensive manner. The findings of the study indicate that collective bargaining has a positive impact on the mining industry in Odisha from the empirical data deduced from the analysis and data interpretation. The genuine co-operation of workers to achieve higher productivity can be gained only by mutual understanding through the process of collective bargaining which is ultimately proven method in the scenario of maintaining peaceful industrial relations.