In this paper we will learn what the role of management in an organization is and what the role of the union is in an organization and what similarities they have. It will also show two different types of strategies/actions that an organization can implement that will create and maintain a conducive and working relationship with the union. This paper will also show two strategies or actions that a union can implement to create and maintain a conducive and working relationship with management in an organization. These are all things that help to make the union strong and useful to employees and management.…
Unions represent the interests of their members, whether they are nurses, teachers, care assistants or cleaners. A trade union such as UNISON is set into a national structure with local branches, which have locally elected officials.…
14. Trade union – a group of workers who unite to achieve common goals in discussions with owners and management of businesses and industries.…
Representative bodies can assist employees in many issues such as health and safety, pensions, TUPE, workforce agreements, collective redundancy, union learning, collective bargaining and European consultative bodies. These issues can be assisted only by Trade Union representative bodies. In some organisations may exist non-union representatives that are able to represent employees in everything what trade unions represents but they are not able to assist employees in union learning and collective bargaining.…
Trade unions are large organisations that represent the interest of their members & may share a common interest or have the same occupation. Trade unions will usually have a representative based within the work place and they will be able to assist you with any issues, they also have access to Regional & National expertise. Union Reps can help in many ways; some of them are Pensions, Workforce agreements, collective Redundancy, Union Learning & collective bargaining.…
A trade association is an interest group for business, while labor unions are interest group for workers that work in the same industry.…
“Public employee unions, by virtue of the dues they collect from members, possess war chests from which they can contribute to politicians who support their goals. These goals, not surprisingly, involve first and foremost accruing benefits for their members…
Representative bodies knows as well as trade unions can advise and guide through work related issues. They also can help in learning development – new courses. They protecting members interest and improving wages, hours and rotas, working condition for all. They ensure about fair treatment in the workplace.…
Trade unions in Britain have existed for over two hundred years. In the early 19th century, trade unions were outlawed for being anti-competitive but by the early 20th century there were two million trade union members and this rose to a peak of over thirteen million in 1979. However, in the 1980s there was a sharp fall in the number of trade union members. There are a number of possible explanations for this radical change in trade union membership in the 1980s but I feel that there are three main reasons. Firstly, the recession of 1980-82 led to an increase in unemployment of nearly two million and the unemployed tend to let their trade union membership lapse. It is interesting to note, however, that the rise in employment in the late 1980s did not lead to a corresponding rise in trade union membership. Secondly, the 1980s saw a radical restructuring of British industry as employment in manufacturing, a sector which was very highly unionised, fell significantly. The new jobs that were created tended to be in the service sector of the economy, which is traditionally far less unionised than manufacturing. Thirdly, the 1980s was a decade in which the government showed a marked hostility to trade unions. This affected the willingness of workers to join unions and increased the confidence of those employers attempting to reduce or eliminate trade union activity in their workplaces.…
Labour union: an officially recognized association of employees practicing a similar trade or employed in the same company or industry who have joined together to present a united front and collective voice in dealing with management.…
Labor unions, popularly known as trade unions refer to a strategic setup formed by a group of workers or a company to protect the workers. Issues such as wages, discrimination, working conditions, and hours required to work are some of the aspects which necessitate unions to come in and assist if a problem arises (Daud and Tumin 126). The unions are beneficial because they protect the interests of the employees. In this case, they ensure workers are given fair compensation for the work done. This is because workers in a union can negotiate for higher wages or safe working environment through the union (ETI member briefing 2). Unions are helpful to a firm because they ensure satisfaction of the employees. When workers’ demands are addressed,…
Federal restrictions prevent public sector unions from conducting direct bargaining over wages and benefits and from striking…
When workers are unionized they do not help the local governments, “public sector unions contribute to government bloat and to outsize compensation packages. As a result, they have created government inefficiency and bankrupted many local governments” (DiSalvo). The unions may help out the state and national government, but many local governments are affected a great deal by the unions. Many local governments are put out of businesses because they do not make enough money to afford the union fees. The local government does not have a high enough budget to afford the unions. They end up getting priced out by the state or national government, who have the high enough budget. Hence, forcing the local governments to go bankrupt. Continually, many high ranking positions in unions may not be doing their jobs correctly, but are still payed very well and will most likely not lose their jobs. In particular, “government managers generally get paid the same—and have the same likelihood of keeping their jobs—regardless of whether their operations are run efficiently” (DiSalvo). This quote shows that a government or business can be corrupt, but will most likely not get rid of the people who are corrupt because of the unions. The unions protect the rights of the workers, even the corrupt ones. This is a major problem for the government or business as it is not run as well as it could be. When the workers do not have to worry about losing their jobs, they will work less hard. Without the unions the workers feel more pressure to work harder or else they will lose their job. This creates more efficiency in the…
In a non -unionized work place the employees have a direct contractual relationship with their employers whereas in unionized work place the employee relationship with employers through union (Flora, n.d). That means union act as an intermediator between employees and employers. This intermediator makes a contractual relationship employers regarding employee wage, work hours, working environment, safety, etc. This is the principle difference between unionized and non -unionized organization. This point out much practical difference of these two kinds of organization. That is, unionized workers have collective agreements, which are elaborated written contracts for protecting the rights of employees in a work place and it also tells employees duties and responsibilities towards employers. But non – unionized workers…
A labor union is defined as a formal association of workers that promotes the interests of its members through collective action. Unions base their collective actions on the following factors: wages, benefits, working conditions, and on representing their members in disputes with management over violations of contracts. Labor unions can be a challenge for some managers because if the employee is not satisfied with the organizations Human Resource Department a labor union may be their alternative.…