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Unions & Labor Relations

Unions & Labor Relations. The role & importance of unions in organizations Reasons for joining a union History & legislation of unionization in U.S. Structure of unions in the U.S. Role of Unions in Industry. Improve working conditions & economics of members & non-members

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Unions & Labor Relations

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  1. Unions & Labor Relations • The role & importance of unions in organizations • Reasons for joining a union • History & legislation of unionization in U.S. • Structure of unions in the U.S.

  2. Role of Unions in Industry • Improve working conditions & economics of members & non-members • Improve work security from market, economic, technological & managerial threats • Improve power relations • Provide a structure to protect against arbitrary & capricious policies & practices

  3. Union Goals • Power • Key industries • Political activity • Growth

  4. Reasons for Joining a Union • Dissatisfaction • Compensation • Job security • Working conditions • Management attitudes • Socialization • Union-shops

  5. Job Satisfaction & Voting for A Union • Wage Satisfaction -.40 • Supervisors play favorites -.34 • Overall satisfaction -.36 • Satisfied with job security -.42 • Good promotion chances -.30 • Fringe benefit satisfaction -.31 • Supervisors show appreciation -.30

  6. Legal Framework • The Wagner Act -- 1935 • Taft-Hartley Act -- 1947 • Landrum Griffith Act -- 1959 • Right to work laws • NLRB vs Electromation -- 1993

  7. Union membership In U. S. (in millions) • Union 1976 1993 • Teamsters 1.8 1.5 • UAW 1.4 .75 • Steelworkers 1.1 .4 • Electrical workers .8 .7 • Machinists .75 .45 • ILGWU .4 .2

  8. Reasons for Decline in Membership • New collar workers in high tech industries • Worker mobility • High tech industries empower workers • Shrinkage in old industries • The graying of the work force • The small blip up (politics, salting & flooding)

  9. Public Sector Unions • Forty percent of employees represented compared with ten percent in the private sector • Acceptance of employee involvement • Title VII of the 1978 Civil Service Reform

  10. Organization of Unions • Locals -- collects dues, elects officers & shop steward, handles grievances and discipline • Craft and Industrial Unions • National -- Handles negotiations, strike funds, health insurance and pensions • AFL-CIO

  11. Backwards & Forwards • Summing up: We covered unions in industry ranging from the role & goals of unions, to reasons for joining or not, a look at history & legislation that surround unionization in the US & its status today in private and public sectors. We finished with an overview union structure. • Looking ahead:Next time we continue with unions & labor relations by examining how a company gets organized, & how contracts get bargained & administered. We’ll also look at future trends.

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