COMPANY MERGERS When separate companies or different entities merge‚ how the seniority lists of the two are Combined‚ this becomes a critical question. These mergers will frequently require the consolidation of seniority lists and‚ where the parties cannot agree on how it Is to be done‚ arbitrators will be called in‚ as they have been in the past. If the decisions and awards in these cases are to be intelligent‚ fair‚ and practical‚ the possible criteria which are available for use in the merging
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are seven union unfair labor practices for unions under the TAFT-Hartley Act of 1947‚ they are; (1) Forcing of an employee to join in the union activities; (2) Attempting to get one employee to discriminate against another employee‚ (3) To avoid bargaining appropriately on behalf of the employee‚ (4) Overcharging
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Responding to an Employee Grievance: As you know‚ company policy requires that employees smile at customers and make eye contact with them. In the past nine months‚ 12 employees have filed grievances over this rule. They say they are being harassed by customers who think they are flirting with them. A produce clerk claims customers have propositioned her and followed her to her car. Another says‚ “Let me decide who I am going to say hello to with a big smile.” The union wants us to change the
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rights and interests of the workers‚ but they are also a good way for business leaders to obtain collective buy-ins to the vision and growth of a company. The labor unions strive to ensure that members receive fair wages‚ safe working conditions and reasonable work schedules. The union makes these changes happen by using collective bargaining; which is the focal point of the union. Collective bargaining happens when an organized group of workers come together to increase its negotiating power. Even
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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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term “collective bargaining.” Include and discuss [showing relevance or applicability] a current web-based news item/magazine article about a real life example of a collective bargaining action. Write a succinct and complete summary on the contents of the article you ’ve provided along with your critical comments about that article. Support your findings with referenced research. (5 points) The Honolulu Advertiser recently published an article which cites on-going contract bargaining negotiations
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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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Negotiation Position Paper Assignment Your task in this assignment is to review and explain what happened during our mock collective bargaining sessions and present your personal recommendation for next steps to the group that you report to as management or labour. If you are part of the labour bargaining team‚ your report would be directed to all members of the bargaining unit. If you are on the management team‚ your report would be directed to other members of management (including chain executives)
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Grievance in Industry There are many factors in industry‚ which make a worker unhappy and dejected. May be his fellow workers are non-co-operative or his foreman’s sarcastic or harsh remarks on his own personal problems outside the factory or domestic matters. Poverty‚ undernourishment‚ debts‚ unemployed dependent‚ etc. may be working adversely in his mind. He look around and finds everybody being unkind to him. He is aggrieved and wants to ventilate his feelings and reactions. A well-defined grievance
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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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