available to unions as a means of trying to win gains for its members in collective bargaining”. The popular idea that strikes are “unreasonable, costly and not well founded” is a fallacy. Unionized workers are justified to engage in strike activities in order to defend their wages and benefits because it is legal for aggrieved unionized workers to take strike action, strike action affirms workers’ support for the bargaining position, the increasingly hostile political and economic climate and also
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was created. This board consists of five members that are appointed by the President of the United States and the senate and are given five year terms. They are given the responsibility for determining appropriate bargaining units, conducting elections to determine union representation, and preventing or correcting employer actions that can lead to unfair
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with employers. Unions usually bargain on wages, work rules, grievances, instruction leading to hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace protection and rules. Ingalls can encounter legal issues and obstacles when it comes to bargaining with a union by providing unfair labor practices. Unfair labor practices can be carried out if an organization interferes with the employee’s right to form, organize and bargain collectively, if the company discriminates against the employee to
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employees to pay half their pension costs. The bill will also require them to pay double their current contribution of 12.6 percent to health-care costs. Union workers, with the exception of police, firefighters, and troopers, will lose their collective bargaining power on everything besides wages. However, raises in pay will be from the sole result of inflation. This bill will also require elections to be held every year by all non-law-enforcement unions in order to stay certified. Although not every
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Should Public Employees be Required to pay an Agency Fee? Elijah Standing Warrior PA 530 Negotiation & Bargaining in the Public Service Professor Jack McGrory April 28, 2014 Introduction This paper will discuss important labor laws and litigation that have empowered both the private and public sector employees with regards to an employee’s First and Fifth Amendment rights of the United States Constitution and their obligations to a labor union. The first part of this
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Labor Relations Questions/Answers 1.Define the term “collective bargaining” and list and describe four issues that are mandatory components of a collective bargaining agreement. Include and discuss [showing relevance or applicability] at least one reference found in our text, along with a current web-based news item/magazine article about a real life example of a collective bargaining action. Pick any two of the four mandatory components you've listed and include and discuss [showing
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by legislation, instead of by Executive Order. 4. If a governmental unit privatizes a government service to a private business, the private employer is likely to be covered under the Labor Management Relations Act. 5. If a subject of collective bargaining is permissible, both parties are required to negotiate in good faith, even though an agreement may not be reached. 6. The Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) makes it an unfair labor practice for a party to refuse or fail to cooperate in impasse
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dealing with Conflicts 10 2.2 The key features of employee Relation in a Selected Conflict Situation: 12 2.3 Effectiveness of procedures used in a selected conflict situation 14 LO3 Understanding collective bargaining and negotiation processes 15 3.1 The role of negotiation in collective bargaining 15 3.2 The impact of negotiation strategy for a given situation 17 Win-Win Strategy 17 Win-Lose Strategy 17 LO 4 : Understanding the concept of employee participation and involvement 20 4.1 The
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business related reason for firing someone. FALSE Difficulty: Moderate 7. (p. 6) The official policy of the Unites States is to protect workers’ rights to act together for mutual aid and protection in the workplace and to promote collective bargaining as a way to resolve workplace conflict. TRUE Difficulty: Moderate 8. (p. 7) In the U.S., workers can generally be discharged for good cause, no cause, and even a morally wrong cause. TRUE Difficulty: Moderate 9. (p. 7) Most
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IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Collective bargaining plays a vital role in settling and preventing industrial disputes. Specifically its importance is evident from the following: 1. Increase the economic strength of unions and management. 2. Establish uniform conditions of employment with a view to avoiding industrial disputes and maintaining stable peace in the industry. 3. Secure a prompt and fair settlement of grievances. 4. Avoids interruptions in work which follow strikes, go-slow
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