Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements Strayer University BUS 310 Prof. Robert High March 15‚ 2009 Outline Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Agreements I. History of the American Labor Movement a. Labor and Employee Laws b. The Union II. Labor Relation Process c. Public-Sector Labor Relations
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Title: The effectiveness of the current labor relations system Course: Labor and Management Relations The current labor relations system has its strengths and weaknesses. It can work well within the workplace‚ but the system has barriers that can create issues with resolving disputes within it. Unions and management often are able to negotiate provisions peacefully in the labor agreement to allow such things as medical and dental insurance‚ shift differential pay‚ pensions‚ employee stock
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Running Head: Why Labor Unions Are No Longer Necessary Why Labor Unions Are No Longer Necessary Name Class Tutor Subject Date Labor unions in U.S.A are legally identified as representatives of workers in specific industries. The current duties of these unions surround collective bargaining‚ focusing on working conditions‚ benefits and membership status. These organizations are also responsible for representing their respective disputing members over
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Child Labor in America Throughout the 1700’s and the early 1800’s child labor was a major issue in American society. Children have always worked for family businesses whether it was an agricultural farming situation or working out of a family business in some type of workplace. This was usually seen in families of middle or lower class because extra help was needed to support the family. Child labor dramatically changed when America went through the Industrial Revolution. When America’s industrial
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the laborers as it made them so east to replace. In order to fight back‚ laborers would join labor unions in order to protest all these horrible conditions. Primarily‚ one of the important factors of the American opinion upon labor unions was the press. One of which was the New York Times (Doc. B). Often times the press was bribed by large companies in order to have favor them‚ hence giving labor unions a bad name. This article is about the B&O railroad strike. They said it was a hopeless cause
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line of union members. My grandfather was a union member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)‚ my mother was a union member of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) and one day I may be a union member as well. The Union and the labor movement has always had some influence in my life since the very day I left the womb. The Union allowed my mother the time off to take care of me and make sure I was healthy and stable before leaving to go back to work. The union allowed
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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 illegal under the NLRA and under state laws. These unfair labor practices can be committed by either employer or unions. Unfair
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Samuel Gompers was a labor union leader‚ and a very influential figure in US History. He was the founder of the AFL‚ the American Federation of Labor‚ and served as its president for many years. Through this organization he hoped to fight against corporations for the rights of its workers. Some of the things that he fought for were shorter hours and higher wages. This is because a lot of factory workers were working a ridiculous amount of hours while not receiving that much pay‚ which is most certainly
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The Labor Movement in the 1920s As a correction to the wartime effort‚ inflation and unemployment increased because there was not a need to mass-produce products for war‚ and America had to return to "normalcy". The amount of labor unrest increased during this time period‚ which is very obvious by the increase of labor strikes. There was a strike by the United States Steel Corporation workers in 1919. They were annoyed with their seven 12 hour workdays a week. The leader of the American Federation
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“The future of unions and collective bargaining system is uncertain.” (Barnardin & Russell‚ 2013‚ p.349). The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)‚ also widely known as the Wagner Act‚ was a law established during the great depression era during the year 1935. As such‚ these laws recognized from a formal perspective of worker’s rights to collectively bargain with representatives of their choice. (Barnardin & Russell‚ 2013). Additionally‚ these laws provided for employees and rights to oppose what
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