MGMT: labor unions

organization of workers joined to protect common interests and improve working conditions

labor union

purpose of labor union

gives workers the power to negotiate
- hours
- wages
- working conditions
through collective bargaining

A labor strategy that utilizes the unity and size of the bargaining unit to achieve better working conditions for employees

collective bargaining

group of employers with common interests that are clear and identifiable (like performing the same job)

bargaining unit

contract that outlines terms of employment for bargaining unit members and reflects the agreement btw mgmt reps and unit reps

Collective bargaining agreement

Shop:
CHOOSE if you want to be a member

open

Shop:
must be a member BEFORE hiring

closed

Shop:
do not have to join, but must pay agency FEES

agency

Shop:
must be a member AFTER hiring

UNION

collective bargaining steps

1. bargain
2. mediate
3. arbitrate

intervention where appointed 3rd party HAS THE POWER to dictate settlements

arbitration

intervention where appointed 3rd party DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER to dictate settlements

Mediation

right of an employee to present grievances to their employer and have conditions adjusted

grievance adjustment

What acts are pro-union?

National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act)
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA)
Norris-La Guardia Act of 1932

What acts are anti-union?

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft Hartley)
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Landrum Griffin)

Taft Hartley Act

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947

Wagner Act

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

Landrum Griffin Act

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

ACT:
- guarantees right to join union and right to collective bargaining

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

ACT:
-created national labor relations board

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

ACT:
- permits states to govern public sector unions

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

ACT:
- requires that unions provide duty of fair representation

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

ACT:
-outlawed child labor

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

ACT:
- set minimum wage

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

ACT:
- established 40 hr work/wk

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

ACT:
-equal Pay ACT (where you cannot underpay based on sex) is under

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

ACT:
-Age discrimination act (where you cannot discriminate against 40+ y/o) is under

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

ACT:
- anti injunction act (prevents forcing new employees to sign agreement to not join labor union)

Norris- Guardia Act of 1932

ACT:
- specified "unfair labor practices by union"

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947

ACT:
- outlawed closed shops

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947

ACT:
- prevents unions from charging excessive union fees

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947

ACT:
- regulate internal union affairs

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

ACT:
- set code of conduct for unions

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

ACT:
- prevents unions from misusing union fees

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

Strategy:
preventing union members from entering

lockout

Strategy:
threat of job loss from company closure

sell + close

Strategy:
non union workers brought in until strike breakers come to terms

scabs or strikebreakers

Strategy:
circulate list of union member to discriminate

blacklist

illegal

Strategy:
having employees sign agreement that they won't join a union

yellow dog contract

Illegal

Strategy:
when employer agrees to stop doing business w/ another employer

Hot cargo agreement

illegal

Strategy:
don't go to work until better conditions

strike

Strategy:
employee publicly airing complaints

picketting

Strategy:
refusal to do business until demands are met

boycotting

Strategy:
having employees pay for work that is not perfromed

featherbedding

illegal

can a supervisor tell an employee their preference that they don't unionize

yes

is it legal to refuse participating in collective bargaining?

no it's illegal