Guest Speaker Summary Paper Assignment Alison Hamway – Guest Speaker Alaison Hamway is a Labor Relations Representative for the ‘Oregon Nurses Association’. Her objective today was to present ‘Labor Relations from the Union Perspective’. A Labor Relation Representative works for the Union, and assists in labor negotiations, grievance processing, dispute resolution and other labor relations activities between management, and staff. Such dealings are usually brought about, because Mr. Owner wants
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BARGAINING Collective Bargaining Paper MMHRM591/Human Resources Seminar in Problem Solving Danielle A. Williams Collective Bargaining Paper Companies have created environments where employees are working hard but employees are not achieving progress in the area of money and benefits they would like to earn. The establishing of unions assisted in creating a platform for individuals to voice concerns and issues
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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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This paper will discuss, AFL, a unionized organization. First a brief history of AFL will be given. Then obstacles AFL has overcome will be discussed, in addition to ways it effected the organization. Next benefits of having an organization unionized will be explained. A summary of the unionized process will also be described. Last the effects of bargaining in an organization will be discussed. About Factors in the 1930s made industrial unionism eye catching. These factors included the great
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following (be sure to read and adhere to the notes below: 1. Define the term “collective bargaining” and list and describe four issues that are mandatory components of a collective bargaining agreement. The term collective bargaining is defined as U.S. labor relations system that works effectively, efficiency, equity and voice in which are achieved through collective bargaining. Representatives of the employer and the employees negotiate the terms and conditions of employment that will apply to the employees
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Prepared by: Lisa Fell The Effect of the “Right to Work” Law on Unions and Union Workers in the United States Capstone Co-ordinator: Ted Seath Faculty Advisor: Gary Gannon Table of Contents CHAPTER I 1 DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM 1 Background Statement 1 Problem Statement 2 Purpose Statement 3 Limitations of Study 3 Reliability 4 Availability 4 Timeliness 4 Precision Error 4 Researcher Prejudice 5 CHAPTER II 5 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 Selected Review of Literature
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Workplace Legal/Ethical Issues – Summary Paper BUS 670 – Legal Environment Instructor Troy Tureau September 19, 2011 Workplace Legal/Ethical Issues – Summary Paper Legal and ethical issues are prevalent in the today’s workplace. That is one reason why many companies have a legal department within their organization. It is the management team’s responsibility to set the tone for their organization’s ethical and legal behavior. It is also management’s responsibility to ensure that their
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Employment Law Tammy Cox Columbia Southern University Index Introduction 3 Discussion 3 Health and Safety 3 Unions 4 Discrimination 6 Disability 7 Privacy 7 Job Security 9 Conclusion 9 Employment Law Introduction Employment Law is applied by the department of labor while expressing the USA employment laws and regulations. The purpose of employment law is to protect the rights and mistreatment of any employee working under any organization. The employment law plays an essential
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Major Labor Laws Name of the Student Class Date Abstract This paper describes provisions of major labor laws and their impact on the organizations and union management relationship. The major that have been discussed are The Railway Labor Act, The Norris-La Guardia Act, The Wagner Act, The Taft-Hartley Act and The Landrum-Griffin Act. The Unions Labors in the U.S. have been long struggled for gaining the strength as well as recognition. Many business managers have been
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1. Introduction: Unions have a long history in the United States and there have been diverse opinions as to whether or not unions are necessary. Unions protect employees from unfair treatment by corporations; they represent several types of workers from mechanics to pharmacists. Unions are important to our workforce and have several benefits, which will be explained further in this paper. The topic of preserving unions will also be discussed. 2. The Importance of unions a. Benefits for employees
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