Labor Laws and Unions Sonny Williams HRM/531 9/17/2012 Dennis Cashman Abstract An organization can be unionized or not, but with not being unionized can cause some major problems, because the organization can have its own agenda to which it doesn’t want to be unionized or it could be that it wants to maintain fair law practices while being completely free of any collective bargaining agreement (CBA). In either case there are benefits and disadvantages
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Fraternal Order of Police xxxxx HRM-531 February 20, 2013 Instructor: xxxx Fraternal Order of Police Unions provide the guidance to ensure organizations comply with employment laws. Managers who fail to treat workers with respect, or companies that view workers only as costs to be cut rather than as assets to be developed, invite collective action by employees to remedy these conditions (Cascio, 2010, p. 508). Today, organizations face numerous challenges with globalization
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Labor Laws and Unions Shadi Haddara HRM 531 November 19, 2012 Danielle Lombard Sims UPS The first and largest competitor to the United Postal Service, USPS, is the United Parcel Service, UPS, starting in 1907 in Seattle Washington. Today UPS ships 6,500,000 packages in a single day and employs 408,000 Worldwide. UPS today competes with Federal Express, Fedex, and USPS for market share and benchmark new services of off their competition. One of
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American Postal Workers Union APWU Ashley Young HRM 531 September 24, 2012 David Freeman APWU I. Brief Background a. Represents more than 220,000 employees of the United States Postal Service who are clerks, maintenance employees, etc. b. Known as the world’s largest postal union c. Been active since the 19th century. Initially, it was just the Post Office Dept. Until 1970s , it became the US Postal Service and postal unions were allowed to bargain
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Employment Law Compliance Plan Terra Lembeck HRM/531 February 17, 2014 Doreen Lawrence MEMORANDUM To: Marylee Luther Cc: Traci Goldeman From: Terra Lembeck Date: February 17, 2014 Subject: Employment Laws Regarding your request, I am putting together an employment law compliance plan for Marylee Luther. It is my understanding Marylee is the HR Director at Clapton Commercial Construction and they are looking to expand their business currently located in Detroit, Michigan and expanding
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Labor Laws and Unions: The Kroger Company Kroger is a grocery store chain established its first store in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio by Barney Kroger who was one of two original owners; he bought out his business partner in 1884 and opened his second store location. In 1901, the Kroger Company began placing bakeries in their grocery stores. In 1955 Kroger acquired Henke and Pillot Stores and turned those stores into part of the chain in 1966. In 1970 Kroger became the first grocer
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Labor Laws and Unions Paper Patricia Baskerville HRM/531 February 27, 2012 Professor Brian Frank Labor Laws and Unions Paper Unionization plays a critical role in protecting the rights of the employees within the workplace. In today’s economy, very few industries have unions such as manufacturing, education and healthcare. In this article, Ford Motor Company, an automobile industry has a large union mainly because of the size of the company. This article will discuss Ford’s motor company
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Labor Laws and Unions HRM/531 07/26/2012 L. Robinson Labor Laws and Unions In this paper I will briefly give background information on Union Pacific Railroad. Identify any legal issues and obstacles that Union Pacific may have or encounter. Discuss if any federal, state, or local laws were broken because of the legal issues and why. I will also provide recommendations to minimize any litigation. The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 was approved by President Abraham Lincoln, it also provided
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The Effects of a Union R.B. HRM 531 November 12, 2012 Melany Felton The Effects of a Union California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) represents correctional officers of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation along with correctional officers of the California Youth Authority. Supervisors of both departments have the right to join CCPOA, for representation, under what is called the “Excluded Employees” Representation Act (ccpoa.org). They are dedicated to the
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The Effects of a Union R. Butler HRM 531 November 12, 2012 Melany Felton The Effects of a Union California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) represents correctional officers of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation along with correctional officers of the California Youth Authority. Supervisors of both departments have the right to join CCPOA, for representation, under what is called the “Excluded Employees” Representation Act (ccpoa.org). They are dedicated to
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