Collective Bargaining Exercise BUS 305 – Industrial Relations A critical part of industrial relations is the collective bargaining process. As a class‚ and individually‚ we have studied the different stages of collective bargaining‚ their importance and contribution to maintaining amicable relations between the unions representing employees and ther employers. On March 15‚ 2013‚ our class had the opportunity of participating in an exercise
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I. ESSAY ONE - Collective Bargaining is essential component in any industrial democracy. "Labor market" can be defined as the mechanism in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers. In a labor market‚ wages‚ benefits and responsibilities of workers are bought and sold. Unlike traditional markets however‚ labor is not a good that can be differentiated by conventional rules of supply and demand. While workers are the suppliers and employers are the buyers‚ overall supply
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining A labor union can be defined as an organization of employees that uses collective action to advance its members’ interests in regard to wages and working conditions. Two General Types of Unions 1. Industrial Union * Members of this union all employees in a company or industry‚ regardless of occupation. 2. Craft Union * Members of this union belong to one craft or to a closely related group of occupations Labor relations are
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Background The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement is the contract between the NBA team owners and the NBA Players Association that dictates the rules of player contracts‚ trades‚ revenue distribution and the salary cap. Since the previous CBA signed in 2005 was going to be expired before July 2011‚ the two parties‚ team owners and basketball players had to come up with a new CBA for the upcoming few seasons. According to the CBA signed in 2005‚ a soft cap system (at $58 million) was adopted
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RASHI SINGH MGT 410 11/14/2013 Case Study -- New Haven Federation of Teachers: Collective Bargaining Discussion Questions 1. Describe the role David Cicarella fills for the New Haven Public Schools. He is the president of New Haven Federation of Teachers and is the reason behind the new collaborative education reform in the New Haven Public Schools. He wanted to change the status quo of the educational system. 2. What circumstances occurring in or around the year 2009 affected the
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federal government‚ collective bargaining is not accepted. Many public organizations have unions to for employees to be able to address issues like benefits‚ wages‚ and to improve his or her work environment. For example‚ the United States Postal has adopted the collective bargaining approach to improve work environments and benefits for employees. White collar and private organizations do not favor collective bargaining. Federal organizations that adopted the collective bargaining do not use Wagner
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Case Study: Collective Bargaining at West University 1. Employees decide to form a union to gain job security and higher wages or when they feel management is not doing their job correctly or fairly. The labor laws are in place that provides rights to unionize. I am not convinced they encourage‚ but they provide a protection to workers who feel they need the support of the union. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) basically provides employees the right to unionize. When under
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Boeing and the Four Components of Business Dwight N. Evans Jr. Grantham University BUSINESS Boeing is the largest aerospace company in the world; as well as the leading manufacturer of commercial planes and defense and security systems. It has approximately 170‚000 employees; located primarily at its headquarters in Renton‚ Washington. Additional U.S. offices are located in Los Angeles‚ California‚ along with international offices in Hong Kong and Moscow. (Boeing‚ 2011) Boeing is one of the
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E. Roberts Professor of Government Regent University 1000 Regent University Drive‚ Virginia Beach‚ Virginia‚ 23464 Office Phone: 757 352-4962‚ Fax: 757 352-4735 E-Mail: garyrob@regent.edu Reflections on Collective Bargaining from A Christian World View Collective bargaining illustrates the importance of an authentic integration of a Christian world view into the work place. The very existence of unions is the product of a broken workplace covenant and the adoption of secular instrumental
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In the nineteenth century‚ America was sizeable as it delved into the Industrial Revolution and watched its economy grow. With new technology and a voracious appetite for capital goods‚ the nation’s productive capacity multiplied. Cities formed as business owners built factories that attracted and hired millions of workers. Immigrants poured into the country‚ while prospective settlers west found the frontier closed. The working class was scrambling for employment and factories willingly provided
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