Unionized sanitation resists a route-optimization change. How should HR sequence labor engagement relative to the change strategy?
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Short Explanation
Bargaining after the trucks already run new routes is like painting the living room and then asking what color people wanted. Put labor engagement inside the change plan from the start. That is how a unionized shop actually moves, not an afterthought grievance.
Full Explanation
In a unionized public-sector setting, labor engagement can be part of change strategy rather than a cleanup step. Implementing first and bargaining impacts later hardens resistance and can violate bargaining obligations. Operations ownership of routing does not remove the people and contract effects, and canceling the operational goal abandons performance. HR sequences engagement with the union inside the change design before go-live.