Introduction to Labor Studies Professor Magyar Final Exam Review Most Important Readings: * Yates - Collective Bargaining * Freeman- What Workers Want * Sweet and Meiksins - Globalization * Scott reading on free trade Major Themes: 1. Government‚ Politics and Labor Unions 2. Collective Bargaining 3. Globalization and Free Trade 1. Government and Labor Unions Workers and labor unions can achieve change either in the economic arena (unionizing and collective
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would be available with employee name and show of interest to the employer.” Texas is a “right to work” state “The right of workers in private employment to form unions and bargain collectively with their employers is guaranteed by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and related federal laws.” Texas is not covered under the NLRA and has right to work laws that protects the right of an employee to join or not join a union. Of course‚ this means employers also has the right to fire you for no reason
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questions: 1. what‚ if any violation of the law did Apollo Corporation commit? 2. What may be the arguments that Jean Lipski and Bob Thomas use to defend their cases? The case study will also briefly list things mangers should not do to commit unfair labor practices. Review/Analysis of the Case Apollo Corporation is a company that makes component parts for the communication industry. Bob Thomas a Plant Maintenance engineer worked for the company for nineteen years. During the previous five years
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superstore that has facilities all over the world. Wal-Mart is known as the friendly neighbor superstore. But until recently Wal-Mart has found it’s self not so friendly and is battling in unfair labor practices. An employee working for the Wal-Mart in New York has accused the world’s top retailer of unfair labor practices. The suit‚ which seeks class action status‚ was filed in a New York state court on behalf of about 20‚000 current and past employees of 83 New York Wal-Mart and Sam Club stores.
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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 labor market: a. Most modern workers are completely dependent upon jobs‚ not property‚ in determining the quality of their life b. Working adults spend a considerable
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Section seven says that employees will have the right to self-organization in order to form or assist in labor organizations. They would be able to participate in collective bargaining‚ from representatives of their own choosing (Connolly‚ 1974). Both parties in this case did claim that it was too cold and drafty at the workstations which were near the opening of the overhead door. The supervisor did refuse to close this overhead door because the other employees wanted to leave this open. Both parties
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fired from his job after posting on Facebook information that his employer considered to damage the company’s reputation. (Neil‚ 2013) However‚ the thing is that the National Labor Relations Act has legal criteria regarding such practice which is referred to as “[protected] concerted activity”‚ which the National Labor Relations Board enforces. What Pflanzter did was complain that his employer didn’t have health insurance‚ that his paychecks were even bounced and that he had no vacation benefits. (Kolker
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The NLRB also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions. The NLRB protects the rights of most private-sector employees to join together‚ with or without a union‚ to improve their wages and working conditions. If you believe your rights
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their demands are very similar. The NLRB is applying a principle of: (Points : 1) Community of interests Geographical proximity Interdependence of jobs Exchange of labor Question 8. 8. Bluffing is a bargaining tactic that is most likely used in: (Points : 1) An unfair labor practice
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power in manufacturing giving unions more leverage to exact demands from employers. Secondly‚ jobs in service industries are generally of a shorter duration‚ so workers leave their jobs frequently so unionization is not a high priority. The cost of labor is also higher in service jobs‚ so unions have less power. So simply put‚ there will be a much more anti-union response in the manufacturing industry simply because manufacturing unions have much more power and leverage compared to workers in service
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