HR 420 Employment Law Case Study
Betty Weiland
HR 420 Employment Law
Kaplan University
Professor Susan Knapp
Union Establishment
North Carolina was the least unionized state in the country as 2.9 % of its 3.6 million workers carry a union card. But SITEL organized an unprecedented organizing union drive in 2012. On a May afternoon it started by the Local 238 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers-grouped together with the SITEL employees to form a union. A lot of the workers were afraid. But organization of a union was needed to support the employees in getting improvements at the buildings and getting the same wages that was being paid at other SITEL agencies. * A few of the workers got together to discuss the issues that was the problems and group them together. They …show more content…
* Sign up majority on union cards. * Win the union election; employer must recognize the bargaining with the union. * Negotiate a contract. * Make your own local union.
Employer may feel useless during the establishment of union but there are things that they can do to minimize a union from forming within their organization. * Bar non-employee union representative from the property (such as the general public). * Prevent employees from distributing pro-union material during working hours. * Probited distributing of pro-union materials to be distributions by non-employees. * Explain that a union is not necessary. * Discuss personal opinion regarding the union polices. * Predict negative outcomes that unionizing could have on the business. * Advice employees that they are not required to sign union cards or petitions or to speak.
Legal actions can be brought by the union or the employees during the establishment of the union. Employers should not do the following things while the union is forming: * Prohibit you from soliciting for a union during non-business time. * Question you about your union
HR 420 Employment Law
Kaplan University
Professor Susan Knapp
Union Establishment
North Carolina was the least unionized state in the country as 2.9 % of its 3.6 million workers carry a union card. But SITEL organized an unprecedented organizing union drive in 2012. On a May afternoon it started by the Local 238 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers-grouped together with the SITEL employees to form a union. A lot of the workers were afraid. But organization of a union was needed to support the employees in getting improvements at the buildings and getting the same wages that was being paid at other SITEL agencies. * A few of the workers got together to discuss the issues that was the problems and group them together. They …show more content…
* Sign up majority on union cards. * Win the union election; employer must recognize the bargaining with the union. * Negotiate a contract. * Make your own local union.
Employer may feel useless during the establishment of union but there are things that they can do to minimize a union from forming within their organization. * Bar non-employee union representative from the property (such as the general public). * Prevent employees from distributing pro-union material during working hours. * Probited distributing of pro-union materials to be distributions by non-employees. * Explain that a union is not necessary. * Discuss personal opinion regarding the union polices. * Predict negative outcomes that unionizing could have on the business. * Advice employees that they are not required to sign union cards or petitions or to speak.
Legal actions can be brought by the union or the employees during the establishment of the union. Employers should not do the following things while the union is forming: * Prohibit you from soliciting for a union during non-business time. * Question you about your union