Harvard Business School 9-191-002 Rev. October 15, 1999 Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A) The first time Nordstrom sales clerk Lori Lucas came to one of the many “mandatory” Saturday morning department meetings and saw the sign—”Do Not Punch the Clock”—she assumed the managers were telling the truth when they said the clock was temporarily out of order. But as weeks went by, she discovered that on subsequent Saturdays the clock was always “broken” or the time cards were not accessible
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Company versus the National Labor Relations Board began in the District of Columbia Circuit Court. The petitioner, the employer of the American Ship Building Company, appealed the Circuit Court’s decision to the United States Court of Appeals. The decision of the Court of Appeals enforced the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) order, which indicated the American Ship Building Company committed an unfair labor practice under Sections 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The
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Possible Questions TRUE/FALSE 1. The majority of private sector union contracts do not contain a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) clause. 2. The majority of private sector employees participate in a profit sharing plan. 3. Most unions consider gain sharing plans as an adequate substitute for traditional negotiated hourly wage gains. 4. The global economy of today has made it easier for employers to pass labor cost increases on to consumers by raising product or service prices.
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I agree that the Labor Management Relations Act’s goal is to require unions and employers to be able to meet amongst one another and bargain in good-faith. Generally, under state and federal labor laws, employers and unions have an obligation to bargain in good faith when they are negotiating or renewing a collective agreement. Furthermore, this encompasses a number of responsibilities, such as a duty to consider the other side’s suggestions and to respond to them. It also includes an obligation
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TRADE UNION MALAYSIAN AIRLINES MUST RESPECT TRADE UNION AND WORKER RIGHTS OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUE Malaysia Airlines (MAS), a government linked company continues to violate worker and trade union rights. Recently, MAS commenced disciplinary action against Mohd Akram bin Osman, the Secretary General of the National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (NUFAM), and 30 other NUFAM members. The show cause letter date on or about 14/2/2014 asked why disciplinary action should not be taken against them
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requirements. Additionally, it is important to ensure steps taken to correct inefficiencies are in accordance with Federal and State employment laws and regulations. Moreover, it is important to review employment laws prior to developing a corrective action plan. This will ensure that the process and procedures taken will be within the confines of the law. If the employee disclosed having a disability, then measures will be taken to ensure more time is given for said employee to develop the knowledge
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there were no eight-hour workdays or laws to protect workers. Instead, employees were under the full discretion of their employers, and workers often faced horrific working conditions. In fact, child labor was still widespread before the formation of labor unions, and Aaron illustrated his point with the famous, “Please sir, may I have some more,” scene from Oliver Twist. However, these malpractices were challenged when workers began to form labor unions, which are groups of workers who fights
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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
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Introduction: Role of labour and industrial laws are of paramount importance. We know that the total economy of a country greatly depends upon the industrial sector. In addition, the growth of the industrial sector involves with some major aspect. These major aspects are the local investment policy, foreign direct investment policy, labour management etc. Besides the necessary infrastructure for investment natural resources are also important and it is very clear that if all these essential elements
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armor, munitions equipment, and armored vehicles, with annual revenues of $300 billion. GEI employs 140 workers each highly paid union technicians and mechanics, members of the Union of Munitions and Armor Workers (UMAW). GEI manufactures protective body flak jackets, night vision rifle scopes and armored tank vehicles for the US military. Contrary to international law and treaties, it also manufactures land mines-- exporting them to Afghanistan and Iran, its best foreign customers. More than half
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