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LABOUR RELATIONS...

LABOUR RELATIONS. ...or INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. employers      vs. employees ↓ management  vs. employees ↓ LABOUR UNIONS, TRADE UNIONS. Negotiations over 3 main issues:. ....... wages ....... working hours ....... working conditions. Negotiations over 3 main issues:. Fair wages

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LABOUR RELATIONS...

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  1. LABOUR RELATIONS...

  2. ...or INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS • employers      vs. employees ↓ management  vs. employees ↓ • LABOUR UNIONS, TRADE UNIONS

  3. Negotiations over 3 main issues: • ....... wages • ....... working hours • ....... working conditions

  4. Negotiations over 3 main issues: • Fair wages • Reasonable working hours • Safe working conditions

  5. What do unions deal with? • redundancies, layoffs, (workers are made redundant) • redundancy pay , severance pay • compulsory redundancies /voluntary redundancies • collective bargaining: social partners (employers, employees, the government) • industrial action (R: pp.42-44) • pay to workers on strike • legal representation (e.g. in unfair dismissals, injuries at work, harassment cases, …) • benefits for members (e.g. Christmas bonus, travel discounts, …) • pressure groups (lobbying, influencing the government)

  6. Walmart and Black Friday strikes I Past vs Present (2-6) II Workers’ grievances (2, 8, 11) III Broader implications of unfair practices in Walmart (12, 13) IV 2 arguments in favour of raising wages (14-16)

  7. Walmart and Black Friday strikes Robert Reich’s view (The Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/22/us-economy-walmart-workers-black-friday-strike Was the Black Friday strike a success for workers? a) http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/23/walmart-black-friday-strikes-protesters b) http://www.policymic.com/articles/19550/walmart-strike-why-the-black-friday-labor-protests-were-an-epic-failure

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