Human Relations Unions Organized Labor Today

Human Relations What is a Union?

Human Relations A group or association of workers who collectively bargain with employers.

Human Relations What is bargained for?

Human Relations  Wages  Benefits  Working conditions  Wages  Benefits  Working conditions

Human Relations  Teachers Teachers  Darigold Workers Darigold Workers Darigold Workers  California Grocers California Grocers California Grocers  More Strikes More Strikes More Strikes Current Labor Actions

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 Wagner Act – right to collectively bargain  Taft-Hartley Act – closed shop outlawed Right-to-Work Law: worker has choiceRight-to-Work Law: worker has choice  Landrum-Griffin Act – reporting to DOL because of union corruption.  National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board  Wagner Act – right to collectively bargain  Taft-Hartley Act – closed shop outlawed Right-to-Work Law: worker has choiceRight-to-Work Law: worker has choice  Landrum-Griffin Act – reporting to DOL because of union corruption.  National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board Human Relations Key Federal Legislation and Effects on the Labor Movement:

 Bargaining  Grievances  Mediation and Arbitration  Bargaining  Grievances  Mediation and Arbitration Human Relations How Unions Work

Human Relations  Collective Bargaining SweatFreeCommunities Health and Safety Health and Safety  Grievances AFSCME  Mediation and Arbitration American Arbitration Association American Arbitration Association  Collective Bargaining SweatFreeCommunities Health and Safety Health and Safety  Grievances AFSCME  Mediation and Arbitration American Arbitration Association American Arbitration Association Human Relations How Unions Work

Human Relations Status of Unions Today Labor Unions Today AFL-CIO Teamsters United Mine Workers Labornet Labor Unions Today AFL-CIO Teamsters United Mine Workers Labornet