Collective Bargaining And Industrial Harmony In Public Tertiary Institutions In Southwest Nigeria

Abstract

This study probed into the influence of collective bargaining on industrial harmony in public tertiary institutions in Southwest, Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study is the ex-post facto. The population comprise of all workers (teaching and non-teaching staff) in public tertiary institutions in Southwest, Nigeria. Multi-stage random sampling technique was employed in selecting respondents for the study. The sample size of the study was seven hundred and twenty (720) staff used in public tertiary institution in south west, Nigeria. The instrument used for this study is a self-designed questionnaire which was sub divided into three sections - Section A elicited information about the respondents. These include gender, years of teaching experience, highest qualification. Section B was made up of industrial harmony questionnaire which was used to elicit information on industrial harmony while Section C is a self-structured and validated questionnaire which was used to elicit information on collective bargaining. The data was analyzed using Regression analysis and T-test, all at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that collective bargaining has significant influence and positive relationship on industrial harmony. It is therefore recommended that collective bargaining should be encouraged in all tertiary institutions in the Southwest, Nigeria and even beyond. In addition, tertiary institutions labour unions (ASUU, SSANU, NAAT and NASU) as well as the Managements of public tertiary institutions in the Southwest, Nigeria should strive to promote the principle of collective bargaining as this holds a better promise of having the demands of the unions met and also ensure industrial peace in the work place.