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Organized Labor

Organized Labor. Why Organized Labor?. Collective Bargaining Unions bargain for contracts on behalf of its members Strength in numbers…they can’t fire us all! Except Air Traffic Controllers (1980’s) and Baseball Umpires (1990’s) Many were fired for going on strike!! Protect Workers Rights

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Organized Labor

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  1. Organized Labor

  2. Why Organized Labor? • Collective Bargaining • Unions bargain for contracts on behalf of its members • Strength in numbers…they can’t fire us all! • Except Air Traffic Controllers (1980’s) and Baseball Umpires (1990’s) • Many were fired for going on strike!! • Protect Workers Rights • Wages • Working hours • Working conditions • Benefits

  3. Why Organized Labor? • If Collective Bargaining doesn’t work • Strike—Union members refuse to work until a fair contract is agreed upon • Lockout—Management refuses to allow union members into work until certain conditions are met

  4. History of Organized Labor • Labor unions of many kinds date back to the early 1800’s • Very scattered, not influential, dissolved quickly • I880’s…a few major labor unions began to grow in numbers and power • Fighting between them increased • 1886…major unions joined together to create the AFL (American Federation of Labor) • Considered to be the first real Labor Union in the U.S. • Consisted of only “skilled” members from various areas of the trades (steel workers, iron workers, etc)

  5. History of Organized Labor • Wagner Act of 1935 • A.K.A. - The National Labor Relations Act • Protected rights of workers to form unions • Established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…created to investigate unfair business practices • Other unions form • Several unions form during the 1930’s • Auto Workers, Electrical Workers, Rubber Workers • The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) • Created in 1938 • Large union consisting of smaller unions mentioned above • Main rival of the AFL

  6. Organized Labor Today • AFL and CIO Merged in 1955 • Consists of 54 smaller unions • Several million members • Teamsters Union • Started as a small part of the AFL-CIO • Was kicked out in 1957, rejoined in 1985, broke away again in 2005 • Strong ties to organized crime (Jimmy Hoffa) • Declining in numbers today • Fewer manufacturing jobs • Some unions still very strong • Teachers • Auto Workers • Carpenters • Electrical Workers

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