...A union is an organization of employees who work together to negotiate and secure rights relating to compensation and rights in the workplace. There are many benefits to working in this type of environment. (www.ehow.com) Every workplace is different and the reason for forming a union may be different from another person, however, the process to form a union is the same. The UFCW Local One represents employees working in industries such as, retail food stores, retail stores, drug stores, food processing plants, transportation companies, hospitals, nursing homes, office workers, manufacturing and processing plants. No matter what your place of employment, a union can represent your interests, and the process to forming a union begins the same way in any workplace. To begin forming a union where you work, you must first find out if your co-workers want to form a union. You must first engage in their interest by communicating to a couple of trusted co-workers you believe may possibly be interested in improving the workplace. Once you believe there is an interest, contact a union representative to assist you. (Ufcwone.org/steps-form-union) Hoyt Wheeler has provided theoretical basis for union formation that entails a two stage process. Stage one consists of the worker’s readiness to take some form of stage process. Stage two represents one worker coming together with other employees as a group and deciding to take some form of collective action. (Holley, Jennings, Wolters page...
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...should be pointed out that some employees join unions because of the union shop provisions of the collective agreement that require employees to join as a condition of their employment. Others join because the employer is a closed shop—only members of a union will hire—or because they choose to under an open shop provision. Even when forced to join, many employees eventually accept the concept of unionism. The sections that follow look at some of the more specific reasons people unionize and what role and/or organization plays in the unionization process. Whether or not, a union can become the bargaining agent for a group of employees will be influenced by the employees’ degree of dissatisfaction, if any, with their overall employment conditions. For example, employees may feel their concerns about health and safety are ignored or they may be required to wear uniforms without being reimbursed for the cost. It will also depend on whether the employees perceive the unions as likely to be effective in improving these conditions. Employee may seek unionization when they perceive that managerial practices regarding promotion, transfer, shift assignment, or other job-related policies are decidedly unfair. Employee cites favouritism shown by managers as a major reason for joining unions. This is particularly true when the favouritism concern discipline, promotion, and wage increase. Unions will describe the structured complaint process in the collective agreement as a formal way in...
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...Relations Labour union: an officially recognized association of employees practicing a similar trade or employed in the same company or industry who have joined together to present a united front and collective voice in dealing with management. -the purpose of unionization are to influence HR policies and practices that affect bargaining unit members such as pay and benefits. Labour- management relations: the ongoing interactions between labour unions and management in organizations -managerial discretion and flexibility in dealing with employees and in implementing and administering HR policies/procedures are reduced. Collective agreement (union contract): a formal agreement between an employer and the union representing a group of its employees regarding terms and conditions of employment. Collective bargaining: negotiations between a union and an employer to arrive at a mutually acceptable collective agreement -an organization’s labour relations strategy, one component of its HR strategy, is its overall plan for dealing with unions, which sets the tone for its union-management relationships. -union acceptance strategy- view the union as the legitimate representative of the employees. -union avoidance strategy- prefer to operate in a non unionized environment. (Walmart) -to avoid unions, companies can either adopt a: -union substitution approach- become so responsive to employees’ needs that there is no incentive for them to unionize -union suppression approach-...
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...of a collective bargaining agreement. The Cornell University School of Law defines collective bargaining as the process of negotiating the conditions of employment between a group of employees and their employer (Cornell University Law School). In most cases, the employees are represented by a labor organization or union. The union bargains with the employer over such categories as compensation, personnel policies and procedures, employee rights and responsibilities, employer rights and responsibilities, union rights and responsibilities, and dispute resolution and ongoing decision making (Budd, 229-230). If all goes well and all parties involved come to an agreement the result of the negotiations ends with a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). If you were to conduct a Google search for “collective bargaining” your search results would be endless. I ran a search under news and came up with an article in the Huffington Post titled “Michigan Proposal 2: Should Voters Guarantee The Right To Collectively Bargain In the State Constitution?” The article highlighted Proposal 12-2 on the Michigan ballot that will preserve employees’ right to collectively bargain under the state constitution. This proposal will include both public and private sector employees and grant them the right to organize and conduct negotiations using labor unions. The proposal also included verbiage that; would override state laws that regulate hours and...
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...HRM 323 Entire Course (UOP Course) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com HRM 323 Week 1 Individual Assignment Human Resource Professional in Employee Relations HRM 323 Week 1 DQ 1 HRM 323 Week 1 DQ 2 HRM 323 Week 2 DQ 1 HRM 323 Week 2 DQ 2 HRM 323 Week 3 Team Assignment Management Negotiation HRM 323 Week 3 DQ 1 HRM 323 Week 3 DQ 2 HRM 323 Week 4 Individual Assignment Disciplinary Process HRM 323 Week 4 Team Assignment Union and Management HRM 323 Week 4 DQ 1 HRM 323 Week 4 DQ 2 HRM 323 Week 5 Individual Assignment Research and Reflect HRM 323 Week 5 Team Assignment Reflection of Experiences HRM 323 Final Exam Guide ------------------------------------------------------------ HRM 323 Final Exam Guide (UOP Course) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com HRM 323 Final Exam Instructions: Complete the answer key in MS Excel and upload to the course materials forum. Failure to use the MS Excel Answer Sheet will result in a Zero for the assignment. This exam is open book and there are no time constraints. Do not share this exam with others or work together. This is an individual assignment. 1. The five levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, in order from lowest to highest, are: a. Psychological, safety and security, acceptance, esteem, and self-actualization b. Physiological, safety and security, self-esteem, acceptance, and actualization c. Safety and security, psychological, acceptance, esteem, and...
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...HRM 703 Week 1 Overview: Upon completion of this week, you will be able to: 1. Discuss the employment relationship between workers and the company. 2. Discuss how employers can exist without unions but unions cannot exist without employers. 3. Identify reasons why workers unionize. 4. Discuss why unionization is declining in the United States. 5. Analyze the difference between the public sector labor relations and private business. Introduction to this week's topics: Labor relations is the set of processes and activities unions and employers develop and use to clarify, manage, reduce, and resolve conflicts between employees and their representatives while accommodating the various goals of each. The practice of labor relations is governed by contracts negotiated by and agreed to by both parties. Contracts are renegotiated periodically to take into account changing goals and objectives of both parties and changes in the economy and society. Within larger employers that operate several establishments, labor relations will differ depending on what is produced in each establishment and whether different unions represent employees in different establishments. Employers would like complete freedom to alter the terms and conditions of employment in their workplaces, as necessary, to maximize returns on investments and achieve organizational goals. While labor is somewhat mobile, with workers able to move between employers as opportunities occur,...
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...Executive Summary In this paper, I argue that unions will still survive as an institution and play a significant role in the labor relations development, but for the purpose of better meeting the changing demands of new environment, after analyzing their strengths and weaknesses, I try to prove that unions must change in order to survive and further grow. Then the following part focuses on specific changes need to be made and the difficulties unions face in making such changes. Because the intensity of membership has fallen quickly since the 1980s, labor unions are forced to take measures to deal with this trend, but new changes of the labor force in the United States are barriers for unions’ expectation. Actually, for the purpose of regaining the vital role unions once did in American labor-management relations, they have made changes to create more communication and cooperation opportunities with the management to reach agreements and undoubtedly, this new approach has a positive effect on the total labor and management relations. Strengths and Weaknesses of Unions According to the definition of unions, they should be organizations of wage earners and are formed for the purpose of serving the members' interests with respect to wages and working conditions. By analyzing its history, it is obvious that labor unions were born out of necessity, to protect the health and well-being of American workers. Through the years, they have provided a unified voice...
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...1. How does the NLRB determine if the bargaining unit proposed by the labor organization is appropriate? The statutory provisions in section 9(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act give to the National Labor Relations Board the power or the exclusive jurisdiction to determine the appropriate unit for collective bargaining purposes when such a decision is required in a representation case or an unfair labor practice case brought before it. In making the determination, the Board's discretion is subject to various limitations. Section 9(b)(1) prohibits the certification of any unit as appropriate for collective bargaining if it is composed of both professional and nonprofessional employees unless the majority of the professional employees vote to be included in such a unit. Section 9(b) (2) states that no craft unit can be declared inappropriate for collective bargaining purposes on the grounds that a different unit has been recognized by an earlier Board determination (NLRB.gov). Furthermore, section9 (b) (3) provides that no unit can be certified as appropriate for bargaining if it includes guards and watchmen with other employees; and a unit of guards cannot be certified if this labor organization admits employees other than guards to membership or if it either directly or indirectly affiliates with any other labor organization that admits members other than guards. Section 9(c) (5)' prevents making the extent of organization the controlling factor in the determination of the...
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...Labor Laws and Unions This paper will include the background of the ExxonMobil Company. It will identify legal issues and obstacles that could be broken and will provide recommendations to minimize possible litigation. It will discuss its union policies and any benefits the employees may gain by joining and whether or not the union bargains; and if so, the effects it may have on the organization. ExxonMobil was formed in 1999 by a merger between Exxon and Mobil. It is a major United States producer of domestic oil production and is also involved in domestic petrochemicals and chemicals operations. They are strong competitors in the oil and gas industry with such rivals as Royal Dutch Shell and BP America. Over the years they have stayed committed to their explorations and development in the industry. In 2011 they achieved strong earnings and generated huge returns for their shareholders. According to the company, “ExxonMobil’s results for the third quarter of 2011 reflected a continued commitment to operational integrity, disciplined investing and superior project execution.” (Business Monitor International, 2012) ExxonMobil faces legal issues that include environmental, discrimination, and human rights issues. Some of the environmental issues include the possibility of oil spills and allowing pollutants to escape into the air, which can affect global warming. Because of these issues ExxonMobil has been criticized by a well-known environmental lobby group called...
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...debut. As a result, Ford's share of the market was 48%. Cars were assembled by skilled men who performed the same task over and over again from piles of parts. The assembly line was so efficient that the time to create a car reduced from twelve and a half hours to six hours. Legal issues and obstacles that Ford could encounter: Ford Motor Company is an extremely large corporation that must keep, UAW (United Auto Workers), a very large union content. With the collapse of the economy in 2008, many workers and unions have had to compromise with larger companies in order to keep these companies from moving their production outside of the United States. Ford has agreed to "in-source" jobs from Mexico, China, and Japan and will create 12,000 hourly jobs in the United States by 2015. The proposed contract calls for major givebacks on the income and benefits won by workers over decades of struggle. The UAW proposal would eliminate cost-of-living adjustments, cutting overtime pay after eight hours, end two paid holidays, and reduce break time" (Porter, 2009). If the economy has another downturn and Ford is...
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...variety of economic and political systems in Europe 3 3. The institution European Union. 7 4. The impact of the EU on its member states. 11 5. Lobbying in the EU. 13 6. Conclusion 17 References 17 Appendices 17 1. Introduction On January 1st. 2007, the European Union (EU) has completed its last enlargement round till now by accepting Romania and Bulgaria as full members. The union now counts 27 member states, incorporating an enormous number of more than half a billion inhabitants. Obviously, each member largely effects and is affected by the European Union. The research interest of this paper is therefore to shed light on the construct European Union, by exploring the relationship between the European Union, its member states and constituents. The topic will be approached by first examining the varieties and interrelations of political and economic systems in major European countries. In a second step, the organizations and the governance of the European Union will be discussed, leading to the analysis of the EU impact on its member states. The third part is an analysis of the expression of interest in the EU. Finally, main arguments will be summarized to arrive at a conclusion. 2. The variety of economic and political systems in Europe The legitimation of a community like the European Union is inevitably linked to the existence and reliance of all member states on certain...
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...Introduction Among this country’s greatest strengths has been its economic structure and diversity. As citizens and business professionals, we owe a lot of this to the Constitutional system of government. With a balance of power between the states and the Federal government, this country is ripe for economic development. Wall Street is one of our country’s icons, and affluent business tycoons such as Donald Trump, J. Willard Marriott, Sam Walton, and Warren Buffett receive celebrity status. This economic strength has carried us through war and peace. In fact, images of Rosie the Riveter represent how we secured the home front during World War (National Park Service). More recently, it was economic strategy (and this country’s outright economic dominance) that led to the fall of Communism and the end of the Cold War. (Garrity, 2002). Individual prosperity is a fundamental principle of our economic system, and is as important as collective wealth. One need not belong to an elite class or family (although it does help if you are related to millionaires), nor does one have to obtain special permission from the government. Another element of the economic system is the way it rewards success. If you seek it, you can find it; all you need is to find a way to build a better widget, or a better way to build what everyone else has been making. At least in theory, the system is designed in such a way as to reward ingenuity, work ethic, and perseverance. Unfortunately, not...
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...American way 3. Doctrine developed in response to industrial revolution B. CA Common Law 1. One can end the employment relationship at any time for any reason a) Either party can terminate at any time C. Exceptions 1. Limited statutory exceptions to employment at will 2. Unions a) If in one, may only be fired for just cause under labor K Wrongful Discharge Cause of Actions A. Common Law 1. Can’t order reinstatement if employees are fired and they sue for breach of K 2. Reinstatement is a traditional remedy only under statute B. California Causes of Action 1. Generally a) Tort claims—get damages including emotional distress, punitive damages. 1) Can’t get those through breach of K 2) Easier to find a lawyer to take case under tort claims b) Whistle blowing 1) Under statute, must complain to a govm’t official, not just internally c) Affects private employees 1) Public employees can’t be deprived of their jobs without due process and just cause 2. Discharge in violation of public policy a) Employee can have tort action if fired in violation of public policy b) Must be fundamental public policy violated, or policy tethered to a statute c) SOL—one year 3. Implied/Express K a)...
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...comments about that article. Support your findings with referenced research. (5 points) Collective Bargaining allows employees and union workers to negotiate certain terms and conditions of the workforce such as (compensation) salary benefits, hours, vacations and holidays; (policies and procedures) layoff, promotions, overtime, medical ,safety, etc) and (employee rights) seniority rights, job standards, workplace rules. Other collective bargaining compensation items will generally include employer rights and responsibilities, union rights and responsibilities and dispute resolution. Thereby allowing employees an opportunity to address negotiation terms in their own behalf gives working people a voice in bettering their quality of live for themselves and their family. “Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection” (Wagner Act, Section 7, Budd, 2010). Employees at the Dakkota Integrated Systems in Lakeshore can contest to collective bargaining at its best. The nearly 200 employees that assemble instrument panels for Chrysler minivans are being allowed to continue to work as usual. Between employees, union reps and management ability to voice their concerns...
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...------------------------------------------------- Module 1 Submit a written report discussing the present organizational set-up where you are working considering the following: 1. Organizational Chart 2. Mission and Vision of the Company 3. Objectives of the Firm 4. Incentives and Rewards of the Firm, and 5. Sanctions and Punishment for any Violations of Employees within the Firm ------------------------------------------------- The Tarlac Provincial Hospital is a 200 bed capacity tertiary training and teaching hospital. It is one of the four developed hospital under the Provincial Government of Tarlac. It is situated in a 9 hectare concreted fence compound with the following physical facilities: 3-storey main hospital building, cottages for officials and employees, power plant with generator, provincial warehouse (supply office), OPD Building, MCH Center, maintenance shop and laundry room, Chapel, 10 bed nutrition rehab ward, badminton court/pelota and basketball/volleyball court. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Organizational Chart ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Mission ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- > To provide accessible...
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