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Labor Relations and Collective ar!ainin!

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Chapter 14 "#tline

$he labor %ove%ent & brie' histor( o' the &%erican #nion %ove%ent )h( do *or+ers or!anie

Research insi!ht )hat do #nions *ant

nion sec#rit( I%proved *a!es, ho#rs, and bene'its 'or

%e%bers $he &/L-CI"

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nions and the la* Period o' stron! enco#ra!e%ent $he orris-

La#ardia 1325 and ational Labor Relations or)a!ner &cts 1365 n'air e%plo(er labor practices /ro% 136 to 147

Period o' %odi'ied enco#ra!e%ent co#pled *ith

re!#lation $he $a't-Hartle( &ct 1475 n'air #nion labor practices Ri!hts o' e%plo(ees Ri!hts o' e%plo(ers ational e%er!enc( stri+es

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nions and the la* cont.5 Period o' detailed re!#lation o' internal #nion a''airs

$he Landr#%- ri''in &ct 165 8ntreprene#r9s HR :ot-co%s and #nions

$he #nion drive and election ;tep 1. Initial contact

Labor relations cons#ltantsnion saltin!

;tep 2. "btainin! a#thoriation cards

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$he #nion drive and election cont.5 ;tep 3. Hold a hearin! ;tep 4. $he ca%pai!n ;tep 6. $he election Ho* to lose an LR 8lection $he s#pervisor9s role R#les re!ardin! literat#re and solicitation $he ne* *or+place nions !o !lobal :ecerti'ication elections "#stin! the #nion

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$he collective bar!ainin! process )hat is collective bar!ainin!

)hat is !ood 'aith

$he ne!otiatin! tea%

ar!ainin! ite%s ar!ainin! sta!es

ar!ainin! hints

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$he collective bar!ainin! process cont.5 I%passes, %ediation, and stri+es

$hird-part( involve%ent ;tri+es "ther alternatives

$he contract a!ree%ent ;trate!ic HR &%aon.co% and #nioniation

rievances ;o#rces o' !rievances $he !rievance proced#re #idelines 'or handlin! !rievances

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$he '#t#re o' #nionis%

)h( #nion %e%bership is declinin! )hat9s ne>t 'or #nions

HR.net nions and the Internet

8%plo(ee participation pro!ra%s and

#nions

;#%%ar(

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&'ter ;t#d(in! $his Chapter

?o# ;ho#ld e &ble $o ive a brie' histor( o' the &%erican labor

%ove%ent

:isc#ss the %ain 'eat#res o' at least three %a@orpieces o' labor le!islation

Present e>a%ples o' *hat to e>pect d#rin! the#nion drive and election

:escribe 'ive *a(s to lose an LR election Ill#strate *ith e>a%ples bar!ainin! that is not in

!ood 'aith

:evelop a !rievance proced#re

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;trate!ic "vervie*

Ho* to deal e''ectivel( *ith #nions and

!rievances $he basics o' labor le!islations

8>plain labor ne!otiations

)hat (o# can e>pect d#rin! the act#albar!ainin! sessions

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$he Labor Aove%ent

1< Aillion .;. *or+ers belon! to #nions B

abo#t 14 o' all *or+in! %en and *o%en

)h( are #nions i%portant

Ho* did the( !et that *a(

)h( do *or+ers @oin the%

Ho* do e%plo(ers and #nions

ha%%er o#t a!ree%ents

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nion Histor(

1790 Samuel Gompers formed the

American Federation of Labor -

AFL

Decline and growth

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)h( "r!anie

)ee+l( earnin!s o' #nion %e%bers are

%#ch hi!her than o' non#nion *or+ers etter bene'its

Lo* %orale, 'ear o' @ob loss, and poor

co%%#nication help 'oster #nioniation

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Research Insi!ht

:issatis'action *ith basic bread-and-

b#tter iss#es ot non-econo%ic iss#es

)or+ers %#st 'eel helpless to chan!e

thin!s I' the( collectivel( 'eel chan!e can occ#r

then #nioniation %a( occ#r

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)hat :o nions )ant

;ec#rit(

Closed shop nion shop

&!enc( shop

"pen shop

Aaintenance o' %e%bership arran!e%ent

I%proved *a!es, ho#rs, and bene'its

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$he &/L-CI"

o%pers9 &/L and the Con!ress o'

Ind#strial "r!aniations CI"5 %er!ed in166, *ith eor!e Aean( as its 'irst

president

ational 'ederation

Chapter

Local

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nions &nd $he La*

132-147 orris-La#ardia &ct o' 132

ational Labor Relations or )a!ner5 &ct anned certain #n'air labor practices

Provided 'or secret-ballot elections

Created the ational Labor Relations oardLR)

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)a!ner &ct

:ee%ed 'ive #n'air labor practices #sed

b( e%plo(ers as Dstat#tor( *ron!sE Ri!ht to or!anie /or%ation or ad%inistration o' labor #nions

:iscri%ination 'or le!al #nion activities

8%plo(ees 'ile char!es

A#st bar!ain collectivel(


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nions &nd $he La*

147 B $he $a't-Hartle( &ct

&%ended )a!ner &ct in 4 *a(s Prohibit #n'air labor practices

Ri!hts o' e%plo(ees

Ri!hts o' e%plo(ers

;o%e stri+es can be prohibited

LR 'or%

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n'air Labor Practices

nions banned 'ro% restrainin! or

coercin! e%plo(ees 'ro% e>ercisin! their

o*n bar!ainin! ri!hts

Can9t %a+e an e%plo(er discri%inate

Can9t re'#se to bar!ain in !ood 'aith Can9t en!a!e in featherbedding


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$a't-Hartle( &ct Ri!hts

8%plo(ees Protects ri!hts o' e%plo(ees a!ainst

#nions

Ri!ht-to-*or+ la*s spran! #p in 1 %ostl(so#thern states

nion %e%bership varies b( state27

4

1720

24

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$a't-Hartle( &ct Ri!hts

o' 8%plo(ers /reedo% to e>press their vie*s

Can set 'orth the #nion9s record

Cannot %eet *ith e%plo(ees on

co%pan( ti%e *ithin 24 ho#rs o'

an election ;#!!est the( vote a!ainst the

#nion *hile the( are at ho%e


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nions &nd $he La* 16 -

Landr#%-ri''in &ct

& period o' detailed re!#lation o' internal

#nion a''airs ill o' ri!hts and d#e process

R#les re!ardin! #nion elections

reatl( e>panded list o' #nla*'#l

e%plo(er actions


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8ntreprene#rsFHR B

:ot.co%s and nions

ot i%%#ne to #nioniation

Aan( dot.co%s doin! old co%pan( tas+s

ene'its evaporated a'ter b#bble bro+e

Aan( are overl( la> :on9t lose to#ch *ith (o#r e%plo(ees


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nion :rive and 8lection

6 ;teps to reco!nition and representation

Initial Contact

"btain

thoriation Cards

Hold Hearin!

$he Ca%pai!n

$he 8lection


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Step 1 !nitial "ontact

:eter%ine e%plo(ee interest

R#les sa( can9t endan!er theper'or%ance or sa'et( o' the e%plo(ees

oth sides #se labor relations

cons#ltants nion saltin!


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Step # $btaining

Authori%ation "ards

nion %#st petition LR to hold an election

30 %#st si!n a#thoriation cards

Propa!anda phase

Pic+etin! s#b@ect to

Petition 'or electionCannot alread( reco!nie another #nion

o valid LR election d#rin! past 12 %onths


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Step & 'old a 'earing

LR hearin! addresses :oes record sho* s#''icient interest

)hat bar!ainin! #nit *ill be

o contest B

o hearin! B

Consent election

o contest B

o hearin! B

8lection

Contest B

Hearin! held

(L)* hearing

notice

Does the emplo+er ,ualif+ for coerage b+ the (L)*.

!s union recogni%ed b+ (ational Labor )elations Act.

Does prior bargaining agreement preent an election.


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Step / he

"ampaign

Let the ca%pai!n be!inG

nion sa(s it *ill prevent #n'airness and

i%prove *a!es

Aana!e%ent sa(s #nion pro%ises *on9t%a+e an( di''erence


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Step he 2lection

8lection held 30-

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Ho* to Lose an LR

8lection 8%plo(ers lost o' the elections

beca#se Asleep at the switch

Appointed a committee

Concentrated on money and benefits

Industry blind spots

Delegate too much to divisions


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&ppointin! a Co%%ittee

3

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$he ;#pervisor9s Role

/irst line o' de'ense

;ensitive to evolvin! e%plo(ee attit#de

proble%s

$reat e%plo(ees 'airl( and honestl(

;#pervisors %#st +no* possible

conse#ences


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Literat#re and ;olicitation

R#les

;olicitin! e%plo(ees d#rin! *or+ ti%e

o solicitin! e>cept brea+ ti%es

ar non-e%plo(ees 'ro% the b#ildin!9s

interiors and *or+ areas

:en( access 'or sa'et(, prod#ction or

discipline reasons


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$he e* )or+place -

lobal nions Can9t avoid #nions b( !oin! abroad

$radin! partnerships lets #nion%e%bership span co#ntries

.;. o*ned o''shore 'actories are

or!aniin! Raisin! o''shore *a!es re%oves

i%pet#s to relocate 'actories


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"#stin! the nion

:ecerti'ication is the le!al process'or e%plo(ees to ter%inate a #nion9sri!ht to represent the%

Handled %#ch li+e certi'icationprocess

D e f i n i t i

o n

D e f i n i t i

o n


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)hat is collective

bar!ainin!

"ollectie bargaining $he process

thro#!h *hich representatives o'

%ana!e%ent and the #nion %eet to

ne!otiate a labor a!ree%ent.

D e f i n i t i

o n

D e f i n i t i

o n


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Surface

bargaining

ood /aith

ood 'aith bar!ainin! is the cornerstone

oth parties co%%#nicate and ne!otiate $he 'ollo*in! are not !ood 'aith %ethods

!nade,uate

concessions

!nade,uate proposals

and demandsDilator+

tactics

!mposing

conditions3a4ing unilateral

changes in conditions5ithholding

information*+passing the

representatie

"ommitting unfair

negotiations!gnoring

bargaining items


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$he

e!otiatin! $ea%

oth sides co%e to bar!ainin! table

havin! done their ho%e*or+

Aana!e%ent co%piles data that

bolsters its case

)or+ers have iss#es the( need

resolved


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ar!ainin! Ite%s

Aandator( Jol#ntar( or per%issible

Ille!al


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ar!ainin! Ite%s Cont.5


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ar!ainin! ;ta!es

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I%passes and Aediation

I%passe - collective bar!ainin! sit#ation

that occ#rs *hen the parties are not able

to %ove to*ard a settle%ent

Aediation - intervention in *hich a ne#tral

third part( tries to assist the principals in

reachin! a!ree%ent

D e f i n i

t i o n s

D e f i n i

t i o n s


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I%passes and Aediation

/act 'inder - a ne#tral part( *ho st#diesthe iss#es in a disp#te and %a+es a p#blic

reco%%endation 'or a reasonablesettle%ent

&rbitration - the %ost de'initive t(pe o'

third-part( intervention, in *hich thearbitrator #s#all( has the po*er todeter%ine and dictate the settle%ent ter%s

D e f i n i

t i o n s

D e f i n i

t i o n s


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;tri+es

4 Aain t(pes o' stri+es 8cono%ic B res#lts 'ro% 'ail#re to !et contract

nion labor practice B protests ille!al cond#ct

)ildcat B #na#thoried

;(%path( B in s#pport o' another stri+e


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Aini%iin!

;tri+e Con'#sion Pa(

;ec#re

oti'( Contact

&rran!e

oti'( Photo!raph

Record

ather


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&lternatives

Corporate ca%pai!n

o(cott Inside !a%es

Loc+o#t

In@#nction


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$he Contract &!ree%ent

Aa( be 20-30 pa!es or %ore

Covers !eneral declarations o'

polic(

"'ten contains detailed r#les

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Co%%on rievances

&bsenteeis%

Ins#bordination "verti%e

Plant r#les

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Do6s 'or Handlin!

rievances

Investi!ate each case

$al+ *ith the e%plo(ee

nion %#st identi'( speci'ic provisions

Co%pl( *ith the ti%e li%its

Jisit the *or+ area

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Don6ts 'or Handlin!

rievances :isc#ss the case

Aa+e arran!e%ents *ith individ#ale%plo(ee

Hold bac+ the re%ed(

&d%it to past practices

Relin#ish (o#r ri!hts as a %ana!er

;ettle !rievances based on *hat is D'airE


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Don6ts 'or Handlin!

rievances ar!ain over ite%s not covered

$reat clai%s de%andin! the discipline ordischar!e o' %ana!ers

ive lon! *ritten ans*ers

$rade a settle%ent 'or a *ithdra*al

:en( !rievances beca#se D(o#r hands havebeen tied b( %ana!e%entE

&!ree to in'or%al a%end%ents


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)h( nions

&re :eclinin!

;hi't o' *or+'orce to *hite-collar @obs

Per%anent la(o''s o' %illions o' @obs

ca#sed b( relocatin! @obs else*here

88" la*s enacted *hich o''er %an(

ri!hts previo#sl( ne!otiated

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8%plo(ee Participation

Pro!ra%s Preventin! the perception o' Dsha% #nionsE

Involve e%plo(ees &ddress iss#es li+e #alit( and prod#ctivit(

ot *hen #nions are or!aniin!

se vol#nteers and rotate 're#entl(

:o not do%inate co%%ittees Aini%ie dail( oversi!ht

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Chapter 14 ;#%%ar(

$he orris-La#ardia &ct and the )a!ner &ct

%ar+ed a shi't in labor la* from repression tostrong encouragement o' #nion activit(

$he $a't-Hartle( &ct re'lected the period o'modified encouragement co#pled *ith

re!#lation Can (o# na%e so%e thin!s the $a't-Hartle( act

en#%erated


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Chapter 14 ;#%%ar(

$he Landr#%-ri''in &ct re'lected the period o'

detailed regulation of internal union affairs

Can (o# na%e the 'ive steps in a #nion driveand election

Can (o# list at least 'ive s#re'ire *a(s to lose

an LR election ar!ainin! collectivel( in !ood 'aith is the ne>t

step i' and *hen the #nion *ins an election


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Chapter 14 ;#%%ar(

Ho* are bar!ainin! ite%s cate!oried

$hird-part( involve%entna%el(, arbitration"

fact#finding" or mediationis one alternative*hen bar!ainin! brea+s do*n

rievance handlin! has been called day#to#day collective bargaining

Aost a!ree%ents contain a care'#ll( *orded!rievance proced#re ran!in! 'ro% t*o to si> or%ore steps

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