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... 7 C H A P T E R 2 The research consisted of five major steps: • Literature review and definition of LMP • Survey of management and union leaders in transit systems • Case studies of six transit systems • Development of the Toolkit • Evaluation workshop and finalization of the Toolkit Each step is documented as follows regarding its purpose, completion, and outcomes. 2.1 Literature Review and Definition of Labor–Management Partnerships The research began with a literature review of LMPs in the transit and other industries.
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... 8Hence, in the latest version of the definition "actively identify shared concern" was added back and an additional condition was added to emphasize that LMPs could be a formal process. A labor–management partnership (LMP)
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... 9 • At least two private contractors as management rep re- sentatives, • At least two transit systems with rail service, • At least one but no more than two transit systems where collective bargaining is prohibited (meet-and-confer or similar arrangements) , and • A distribution among geographic regions.
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... 10 • The Charter Document • The Labor–Management Partnership Guidance • The Labor–Management Partnership Workshop Framework Twelve participants were invited to the 1-day workshop. The invitees included three labor representatives from transit union locals and an international transit union, three management representatives from transit agencies, and three pairs (six in total)

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