1. Human Relations Unions Organized Labor Today

2. Human Relations What is a Union?

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

4. Human Relations What is bargained for?

5. Human Relations  Wages  Benefits  Working conditions  Wages  Benefits  Working conditions

6. 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

7. Human Relations History of Unions in America http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Eco _Unionization.htm http://www.pitt.edu/~press/goldentria nglebooks/labor.html http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Eco _Unionization.htm http://www.pitt.edu/~press/goldentria nglebooks/labor.html

8.  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:

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

10. 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

11. 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