Totality of conduct doctrine
Totality of conduct doctrine is a test or review of the total bargaining process used to determine if a negotiating party has acted in good faith, as opposed to isolated acts that may have occurred during negotiations. Generally requires some “give and take” by a negotiating party to warrant good faith.
Definitions
According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),
- Totality of conduct doctrine. A test or review of the total bargaining process used to determine if a negotiating party has acted in good faith, as opposed to isolated acts that may have occurred during negotiations. Generally requires some “give and take” by a negotiating party to warrant good faith.
Related concepts
- Labor relations. The systematic study of attitudes, motivations, and behaviors which two or more job-market actors assume toward each another.
