United States labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions‚ engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work‚ and take collective action including strike if necessary. The act also created the National Labor Relations Board‚ which conducts elections that can require employers to engage in collective bargaining with labor unions . The Act does not apply to workers who are covered by the Railway Labor Act‚ agricultural employees
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plant and company-level collective bargaining and the new concepts of ’partnership’ at these levels? Introduction ’Social Partnership’ is the Involvement and Participation Associations proposal for a closer relationship built on trust and mutuality between management and trade unions. Increased product market and global competition has meant that many companies are having to re-think their industrial relations strategy and approach to collective bargaining. Likewise‚ trade unions
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The Role of Unions in Improving and Disrupting an Organization’s Culture Describing and identifying the importance of abstract terms is a difficult task because their meaning rely more on substance than form. For this and other reasons‚ individuals as well as organizations tend to overlook or underestimate their importance for a successful career and for the effective functioning of an organization. “Organizational Culture” is one of those terms‚ we can’t see it‚ but we can feel and experience
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theorists saw them as a key ingredient of the capitalist economy and social democracy” (Gospel and Wood 2003‚ p.2). Throughout the years‚ trade union density and membership in Britain‚ as well as the proportion of the workforce covered by collective bargaining‚ have declined significantly. Nevertheless‚ trade unions have strongly influenced developments at the national level‚ including minimum wage campaigns and union recognition procedures (Gospel and Wood 2003‚ p.1). However‚ can unions still be
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that ‘employees shall have the right to self-organization‚ to form‚ join‚ or assist labor organizations‚ to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing‚ and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection’ “ (Kohler‚ 2004). In addition‚ the labor laws tend to favor employee and union relationships. Labor laws do provide protection for union employees against wage inequality by defining standard minimum
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sources. 1. A major part of the study of labor law and collective bargaining is the unique vocabulary that has developed over the period of time; accordingly‚ define the following terms and concepts: a) Authorization card This is a form signed by employees to give power to a union as an agent for his her bargaining. The card is legally binding the employee. It legally authorizes a union to represent an employee for purposes of collective bargaining towards the employer. b) Decertification election
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The collective bargaining process in the United States was intended to help resolve disputes between employees and employers. The National Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) gives employees the right to organize and bargain collectively over wages‚ hours‚ and other work conditions. The Act also requires both employer and unions to bargain in good faith. To protect the rights of both employees and employers‚ the NLRA defines certain activities as unfair labor practices. These unfair labor practices are
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The first unions were organized during the economic depression of the 1820s. The Sherman Antitrust Act‚ enacted in 1890‚ was initially applied to any activity that interrupted the free flow of commerce. Applied to unions to stifle their activity. The Clayton Act‚ enacted in 1914 with good intent toward labor‚ exacerbated the problem by strengthening the application of the Sherman Act against labor. A yellow-dog contract is a stipulation mandated by the employer that the employee will not
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Consider whether the current law in Australia in relation to pickets is too harsh. Introduction The power dynamic within employment relationships has a direct bearing‚ and often can be decisive in the outcomes of industrial disputes. Indeed‚ the ability of employees to effectively negotiate agreeable working conditions is dependent upon their actual or perceived ability to withdraw their labour. A powerful form of industrial protest available to employees and trade unions is the picket line. This
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Union Management and Organization Labor Relations 405 November 3‚ 2012 Union Management and Organization In the 1950’s the typical employee in America was a white male with no more than a high school degree. One out of three women was part of the civilian labor force and minorities made up only ten percent of the workforce. Most of the employees were blue-collar workers. The typical occupations were manufacturing‚ construction‚ mining‚ and unskilled labor positions. There were only
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