ECA MULTI-EMPLOYER BARGAIN GROUP

ECA'S MISSION, AS APPROVED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE ELEVATOR INDUSTRY BY OBTAINING UNIFORMITY, HARMONY AND CERTAINTY IN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES BY: (A) PROMOTING THE FULFILLMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS; (B) PREVENTING STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES AND INDUSTRIAL STRIFE AND, WHEN NECESSARY, PROMOTING THE SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES; (C. ASSISTING IN ADMMISTRATION OF GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; (D) CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS IN THE INTEREST OF PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL HARMONY AND THE SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES; (E) COOPERATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST AND FOR PROPER PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.