MANAGEMENT-UNION RELATIONS AND GOALS ATTAINMENT IN THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC IDAH, KOGI STATE

The study examines management-union relations and goal attainment in The Federal Polytechnic Idah. The objectives of the study was to determine whether collective bargaining has a significant effect on the goals attainment in The FPI, Kogi state, ascertain whether grievance process has a significant effect on the goals attainment in The FPI, Kogi state and examine whether joint committee has a significant effect on the goals attainment in The FPI, Kogi state.A survey research design was used. Data for the study was collected through questionnaire and observation administered on 270 staff of The FPI . The data collected were analyzed using tables, percentages mean scores and standard deviation to bring the data into comprehensible form. Hypotheses formulated for the study were tested using simple linear regression. The result of the test showscollective bargaining has a significant effect on goal attainment in the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State, grievance processes were also found to significantly influence goal attainment and joint committee involvement significantly affects the achievement of institutional goals. Based on the findings, the study recommends a good communication network should be established and encouraged to be use The polytechnics authorities must strictly adhere to all statutory provisions of the polytechnic manual on financial management in all their financial engagement, there should be a monitoring team from the National Board for Technical Education to check all cases of financial mismanagement in polytechnics. This will ensure due process as well as minimize wastages and corruption at all levels and there is the need for recruiting staff based on identified need, academic and professional qualifications and such recruitment should be given wide publicity and not based on personal interest of top management staff.