Labor Laws and Unions HRM/531 23 Jan 2013 Dr. Michael A Barker University of Phoenix I have chosen to write about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA has been around since the mid-1950s conducting space exploration and happens to be near and dear to my heart as my late father made his career at the NASA located at Edwards AFB in California. However, I shall focus on the NASA Headquarters Professional Association (NHPA) Local #9 which is located in Washington DC and
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Labor Laws and Unions Marla Pardue HRM/531 February 11, 2013 Kathy Butler Labor Laws and Unions The profession of nursing has been around since 1866 in America. The profession began as one not so highly regarded in society. Initially prostitutes were hired as nurses. Then nursing developed into a handmaiden role where women who had joined a convent tended to the sick. No matter who assumed the role as a nurse, it was seen as a menial role in society. The nurses were at the mercy of the
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Labor Laws and Unions The company that I chose to look at the unionization was American Airlines. American Airlines is a Fort Worth-based AMR Corp. is the parent of commercial carrier American Airlines. For more than 50 years, Tulsa has been a key part of the company's operations as the home of its largest maintenance facility. Today, the plant employs about 7,000 workers in the Tulsa area. I believe this a good company to look at because of the benefits that American Airlines employees can receive
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other unions were established to help employees negotiate with the companies because of corporations and stockholder dividend payouts hoarding all the profit and employees were being neglect and treated poorly. Most employees were not getting paid enough to even purchase the products that they made. Having so many people unable to afford the product put many workers out of work and that is really when the great depression took over and the employees started joining councils which became unions to
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Inventory Proposal Peter Chadbourne, Joanna Harris, Kristen Hazel, Cheryl Hickman, Rick Kuchka QRB/501 July 23, 2012 Dr. Sam Obeng-Dompreh Inventory Proposal In today’s business world and with the changes of technology one may face challenges of technology malfunction, incorrect data as well as inventory problems. In the 21st century the way that one conducts business has changed over the last decade. It is important to keep up with the advancements of technology as well as implement cost-efficient
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Labor Laws and Unions HRM/531 Labor Laws and Unions In an effort to increase productivity and improve the quality of work life for many labor driven industries, organizations choose to manage labor workers through union contracts. Unions are organized of workers who unite to represent employees in protecting their rights on the job. DHL, a global market leader in the logistics industry is an organization whose employees are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. This organization
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Individual Labor Laws and Unions Lalith Madhusudhanan Duraisamy Gurusamy HRM/531 - Human Capital Management Due Date: Mon 11/19/2012 Instructor’s Name: Prof. John Henderson Individual Labor Laws and Unions An organization with which I am familiar that is currently unionized is AT&T Inc. AT&T Inc. AT&T Inc. (formerly SBC Communications) is
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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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will provide a synopsis of the article, Complying with U.S. Labor Relations Laws in Non-Union Settings written by Gene Thornton. The article discusses the significance of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) or Wagner Act regulated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRA is a federal law that protects employee’s right to organize and engage in concerted activities and bargain with their employers. Furthermore, unions can have a sizeable effect on both unionized and non-unionized
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