1. Chapter Review for Mid Term
PART I
Labor Relations Overview
Chapter Review for Mid Term
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2. What Is Labor Relations and Why Study It?
Labor relations: Any activity between management and unions or employees concerning the negotiation or implementation of a collective bargaining agreement
Collective bargaining agreement: A written and signed document between an employer entity and a labor organization specifying the terms and conditions of employment for a specified period of time
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3. What Is Labor Relations and Why Study It? (cont.)
Labor organization: Defined in Sec. 2. [§ 152] of the NLRA and means any employee, committee or other organization of any kind in which employees deal with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours, or working conditions
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4. Table 1.1 - Major U.S. Employee Rights Laws
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5. Table 1.1 - Major U.S. Employee Rights Laws (cont.)
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6. Table 1.2 - The General Pros and Cons of Union Membership
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7. Why Join a Union? Job security Wages and benefits Working conditions
Fair and just supervision
Need to belong
Collective voice
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8. Figure 1.2 - Trends in U.S. Union Membership
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9. Figure 1.3 - Union Membership Rates by State, 2007 Annual Average
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2008). Available at gov/news.release. Accessed February 16, 2008.

10. Opportunities for Growth
Strategic industry focus - The new union federation Change to Win aims to build membership and union strength by focusing on a few strategic industries
Hospitality industry
Health care industry
Airline industry
Casino industry
Shipping industry
Professional workers
Immigrant workers
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11. Types of Unions Craft unions Industrial unions
Unions in the entertainment business and professional sports
Transportation unions in the railroad and airline industries
Unions of agricultural workers
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12. Figure 1.5 - Models of Labor Relations in the Sports Industry
Source: Reprinted from Industrialization and Labor Relations: Contemporary Research in Seven Countries, edited by Stephen Frenkel and Jeffrey
Harrod. Copyright © 1995 by Cornell University. Used by permission of the publisher, Cornell University Press.
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13. Defining the Public Sector
The public sector consists of a myriad of levels and jurisdictions of governmental units providing basic services
The three levels of government are:
Federal
State
Local

14. The Federal Government
The federal government is divided into three main branches:
The legislative
The judicial
The executive
Congress, the legislative branch, passes the laws

15. Types of units Craft units
Composed exclusively of workers having a recognized skill
Distinct from others in the unit by virtue of the skilled, non-repetitive nature of its work
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16. Union Structure Types of unions Craft unions - “One craft, one union”
Members organized on the basis of craft or skill
Stringent apprenticeship programs
Business agents
Full-time administrator
Contract administration
Hiring hall
Stewards
Eyes and ears of the business agent
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17. Salting
Members are encouraged by their union to seek employment at a nonunion company
Once hired, they promote unionization
The union may supplement their regular pay to provide equity with a “union” wage
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