between the employer and his workmen. * Collective Bargaining All negotiations which take place between one or more employers or employers’ organizations on the one hand‚ and one or more workers’ organizations on the other‚ for determining working conditions and terms of employment or for regulating relations between employers and workers. Collective bargaining concept can be viewed from three perspectives – the ‘market’ perspective‚ which views collective bargaining as the means by which labour
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social 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
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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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Employee Relation Report Submitted to: Dean Horsman‚ Paul Dix Date: 20th December 2011 Abstract: The report gives a concise analysis of employee relation concepts like ER policies‚ management styles‚ workplace harmonisation‚ collective bargaining and analysis of trade union with respect to the employees and organisations. Starting with a brief introduction‚ it continues to talk about the labour unions and its process of reorganisation. It gives various drawbacks and benefits of union
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Case study 5.2 - "Are Teaching Assistants‚ Research Assistants‚ and Proctors Employees under the NLRB?" Given the broad definition of “employee” found in the NLRA‚ one would have to conclude that the teaching assistants‚ research assistants‚ and proctors are all employees of Yellowstone University. At a public institution the NLRA would specifically not apply‚ but as a private institution Yellowstone is providing compensation to its graduate students for contributions made to the operation of
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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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The relationship between employers and employees has long been the subject of widespread study and debate within the business world. This employment relationship can be defined as a complex system in which social‚ economic and political factors combine with an employee who exchanges mental and manual labour for rewards allocated by the employer (Encarta Encyclopaedia Deluxe. 2004). Industrial relations and human resource management advocates have traditionally held different views on the subject
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Should Congress outlaw the use of "permanent replacements" During Strikes? Advantages‚ Disadvantages and Alternatives to Public Sector Strikes Charlie Morgan University of Maryland University College Adelphi‚ Maryland Strike replacement occurs when employers hire or use individual to perform the work of employees on strike. In the United States‚ it is not unfair labor practice for employers to replace the striking workers with others in effort to carry on the company’s business. Most other industrialized
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’traditional’ 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
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Trade unions may also represent their members ’ interests outside the workplace. For example‚ trade unions may actively lobby the government‚ public bodies‚ the European Union (EU) or others for policies which promote their objectives! WHAT IS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING? Negotiation between one or more trade unions and one or more employers or an
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