1. How does the NLRB determine if the bargaining unit proposed by the labor organization is appropriate? The statutory provisions in section 9(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act give to the National Labor Relations Board the power or the exclusive jurisdiction to determine the appropriate unit for collective bargaining purposes when such a decision is required in a representation case or an unfair labor practice case brought before it. In making the determination, the Board's discretion is subject
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1. Chapter 9: Questions #3 (pg. 273) Burns aged sixty-four, and Smithers, age thirty-eight, were applicants for the position of postmaster at the Shelbyville Post Office, Burns had been the assistant postmaster for several years, and was seeking promotion to postmaster as the final step in his career. After interviewing both candidates, the Postal Service Management Selection Board decided to promote Smithers because they felt he had “management potential to advance beyond Shelbyville.” Can Burns
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MG420 DL Labor Relations Research Assignment (Your name) (Date of submission) Instructor’s Name February 21, 2016 1. Define the term “collective bargaining” and list and describe four issues that are mandatory components of collective bargaining agreement. Collective bargaining is the act of negotiating employment conditions such as wages and roles between the employer and the employees. I researched collective bargaining and Funk & Wagnails New World Encyclopedia states, “The bargaining
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LIR 858 Alsadeg 1 Hussain Alsadeg Labor Relations Practice in Business and Employee Involvement The Industrial Relations approach to managing the employee/employer relationship has been losing the battle against the Personnel Management school practices. Most integral to the recent personnel management approaches is Employee Involvement. “Fifty-two percent of employees in the Workplace Representation and Participation Survey reported that some form of employee participation program operates
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The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was enacted by Congress in 1935. This act provides the legal structure governing employer-employee relations in the United States. The National Labor Relations Board oversees and enforces the NLRA and determines which issues may be collectively bargained (Mitten et al., 2013) This allows the right to form, join and assist labor organizations. The most recent collective bargaining agreement, or CBA, covers a seven-year term (2017-18 through 2023-24). The option
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social reformers were successful, because of the changes brought to the workplace and the betterment of living conditions in large cities. During the early 1890’s, many companies had poor working conditions. These included long workdays, child labor, and no payment for injuries on the job. Social reformers used muckraking, or digging up scandalous information, to put the word out about these issues. One famous muckraker was Upton Sinclair, writer for the Chicago Tribune and author of The Jungle
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then decided to protest for similar reasons. In 1962, Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association later to become the United Farm Workers (UFA). He was joined by Dolores Huerta a labor leader who has started the CSO and helped agricultural workers. The problem started early on with labor workers upset with the low wages, long hours and low resources. In 1965 the union finally exploded.the agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, a mostly Filipino union struck when the Delano grape
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to have concerted activity to improve working conditions is specifically protected under CA law. The company chose to ignore the law and fire the workers. With the UFW’s help, the workers kept fighting and filed charges with the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB). The ALRB found sufficient evidence and issued a complaint against the company. Last October 25, the workers’ legal rights were affirmed when they won a negotiated back pay settlement of $50,000. They looked forward to finally being
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Labor Relations Unions are the voice of many individuals within work environments. Some organizations and employees happily accept unions into an organization while other organizations and employees would rather keep them out of their workplace. There are positive and negative impacts when a union is involved. This paper will define unions and labor relations and what the union’s purpose is. The paper will discuss the affects that labor relations have on organizations, as well as, discuss the
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Term Paper Topics on Human Resource Management Human resources managers can be involved in hiring and training employees in addition to administering a company's benefits program, reports Education Portal. The median annual wages of human resources managers in May 2008 ranged from $86,500 to $96,130, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement to land a human resources position, with many companies preferring managerial job candidates who have
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