Labor Laws and Unions HRM/531 Labor Laws and Unions Unions employ labor laws to protect their members from organizations that operate in violation of the National Labor Relations Board. It is imperative that organizations such as Lewis & Lambert have a clear understanding of their union contract and the laws set forth by the NLRB. Lewis & Lambert Lewis & Lambert is Sheet Metal Contracting entity located in Fort Worth, Texas established in 1965 that prides
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Running Head: Labor Laws and Unions One Labor Laws and Unions By Amanda Garcia August 14, 2011 HRM/531
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Running head: LABOR LAWS AND UNIONS Labor Laws and Unions Human Capital Management HRM/531 September 25, 2011 Labor Laws and Unions Unions have evolved and changed and so have companies in that top companies seem to prefer not having a union for employees. The purpose of unions in America have been consistently the same, stand with workers/members for stronger benefits, higher wages as well as racial and gender equality. Not the case for the most hated non-union company in America, Wal-Mart
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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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Labor Laws And Union Labor Laws and Unions I will discuss a brief background on Ford Motor Company. Identify legal issues and obstacles that this organization could encounter. Determine which federal, state, or local laws could be broken because of these legal issues and why. Provide recommendations to minimize possible litigation. What are the organization’s benefits of joining a union? What is the unionization process? How does a union bargain? What effects does union bargaining have on the
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Labor Laws and Unions John T. Smith HRM/531 - Week XX XX January 20XX Joseph P. Stevens Labor Laws and Unions If one has not been living under a rock these past few years, he should be aware of General Motors (GM), once the greatest automobile manufacturer in the United States, fall from grace. It was not always
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Labor Laws and Unions HRM/531 September 13, 2011 Professor Michael Weinsenberg, MBA. Labor Laws and Unions At a general level, the purpose of a union is to improve financial and other conditions of employment. Unions have flourished over the years in accomplishing these goals. More recently, they have experienced many challenges leading to membership losses. Currently unions are trying to reverse decline by placing workers in various industries such as casinos, museums, services. Several
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work with any team members that were in any union affiliation. That is why discussing an organization that is unionized is very challenging to me. Since I am working for 15 year as a telecommunication engineer I will choose AT&T mobility as the organization and discuss the union that includes around 40,000 union employees in the geographical area I worked the most, (CWA-District 6, 2009, February 9). The AT&T mobility is under the umbrella of the union Communications Workers of America as a District
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Labor Laws and Unions Kaiser Permanente has been a well-known health care provider in the United States for over 65 years. Kaiser Permanente started with a simple 12 bed hospital in the middle of the Mojave Desert with a single surgeon. Kaiser Permanente has now grown to partnership as two organizations known today as Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals and the Permanente Medical Groups. Kaiser Permanente upholds their mission to provide quality care for members and families, and to contribute
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into four divisions. The NFL players union was first formed as a result of poor conditions involving health care and threats to a player’s livelihood in the event of injury. Over time several events were instrumental in establishing the essential benefits that players have today. This paper will outline background information on the NFL while identifying some legal issues that the organization may encounter while determining which federal, state, or local laws could be affected as a result of these
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