MAN 3350: COMPARATIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS GLOBALISATION Towards a Definition Globalisation has become a buzz-word for political‚ economic‚ sociological and environmental trends that are said to present world-wide challenges. We need to be careful about how the word is used – and why. Two accounts of globalisation that some of you will have seen before: “the process that reduces barriers between countries‚ thereby encouraging closer integration of economic‚
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unions in this era of globalization in an organization you are familiar with. Briefly describe the organization you are referring to. 3) Explain the Concept and function of collective bargaining. Briefly discuss the conditions necessary for success of Collective Bargaining. Describe the incidents of collective bargaining you have came across or know of in your organization or any organization you are familiar with. Briefly describe the organization you are referring to. 4) Explain the historical
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easily persuaded to give in to union demands stems from a special relationship with unions. Unions generate capital from the dues that members pay. In return‚ unions hire employees that negotiate for rights and often represent the members at the bargaining table. Unions also use the funds collected in order to pay for salaries of representatives and to construct union headquarters. What people don’t realize is that some of the funds that public sector unions accumulate are used for political purposes
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In the following essay I will be investigating if NTUC and ACFTU are really trade unions and present the evidence that I have collected which has helped to shape my opinions and support my arguments. Growing up in Singapore‚ I have heard about NTUC since I was young but never have I scrutinised the trade union here so closely. I used to think that NTUC was the company that gave Singaporeans NTUC Fairprice‚ the supermarket and NTUC Income for subsidised insurance. To be quite honest‚ I was largely
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Multiple Choice (5 points each) 1. In the United States‚ the concept that employees are entitled to a voice in the workplace because it is consistent with the fundamental doctrine of our political system is known as: a. exclusive representative b. Industrial democracy c. Participative management d. Critical industrial relations 2. Which of the following is not considered an argument for treating employees as “more” than simply another commodity that can be bought and sold in the
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impact. Based on theoretical work in the field of organizational behaviour it is proposed that HRM comprises a set of policies designed to maximize organizational integration‚ employee commitment‚ flexibility and quality of work. Within this model‚ collective industrial relations have‚ at best‚ only a minor role. Despite the apparent attractions of HRM to managements‚ there is very little evidence of any quality about its impact or that of New Public Management. However‚ the purpose of this paper is
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surrounding unions has stemmed from this‚ I will be centring my discussions using Freeman and Medoff ’s theory. The power of unions rests in their two main tools of influence which restrict labour supply and increase labour demand. Through collective bargaining‚ unions negotiate the wages that employers must pay; unions ask for a higher wage than the inter-sectional point of the labour supply and labour demand curve. This will most likely lower the hours demanded by employers and so unions may looks
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reform 7 3.1. Post-Wage Grid Wage Determination 8 3.1.1. Flexible Labor Market 8 3.1.2. Government Control 9 3.1.3 Collective Bargaining 10 3.2. Marketization Process 10 4. Trade unions in a transforming labor market 11 4.1. Organizational Structure and Function 11 4.2. Role of Grass-root Trade Unions 12 4.3. Distinguishing Collective Contracts and Wage Bargaining 13 4.4. Independent Unions 14 4.5. NGO and Foreign Influences on Labor Relations 15 4.6. Are there “Real” Chinese
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children have access to boom boxes‚ CDs‚ computers and cell phones. How did it happen that Wisconsin workers in May two thousand ten earned an average of nineteen dollars and seventeen cents an hour‚ according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics? The collective actions of workers that are usually through their unions have forced employers to pay fair wages. This factor tells us how workers were able get a fairer share of the nation’s wealth. Early on‚ workers learned they could not rely upon employers
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PUB503: Personnel Issues in Public Service Pleasant Ridge Collective Bargaining Case Pleasant Ridge Collective Bargaining Case Many times‚ the process of collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations is referred to as being “an art”. Although it is guided by various labor laws and there are multitudes of theories that claim to have established best practices in the field‚ every negotiation simply has too many unique variables to consider to ever be
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