1. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

2. Labor and Management In United States Labor like laborers were seen as second or third class citizens in early USA. Collective action by unions was seen as illegal and severe action was taken to diminish its power (counter to the economic growth of the nation

3. 1930s President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sign National Industrial Recovery Act.- Start the string of legislation we have in place today

4. Why do people join unions? Management sucks –Low morale –Fear of job loss –Arbitrary management actions

5. What do unions as an institution want? Dollars thru more members This done more and more through political clout not through economic power at the collective bargaining table. Union security –Closed shop (illegal except in some industries – longshore, printing –Union shop (must join after hired) –Agency (Not required to join must pay dues) –Open shop (individual choice)

6. How does a private industry firm become union? Initial contact by union –Labor relations consultants –Union salting (plants) Obtaining authorization cards NLRB holds a hearing to determine who can vote –Potential bargaining unit) Campaign –No threats, bribes or coercion –Lost by: Not paying attention Appoint a committee to handle the campaign Focus on money issues Ignore workers and focus on automation Election –Loose – Collective bargaining starts –Win – no union involvement for a year

7. Collective Bargaining What must be negotiated? –Wages, hours and working conditions Good faith/Bad faith bargaining –Surface bargaining –Inadequate concessions –Inadequate proposals and demands –Imposing conditions that are onerous –Bypassing representative –Withholding information –Ignoring mandatory item or insisting of permissive item

8. Impasse Mediation Fact Finders Arbitration Strikes Boycotts Game playing Lockouts

9. Grievances Wages, hours, working conditions Disciplinary action Overtime Plant rules Currently most are resolved through a step by step process ending in arbitration (binding on both parties)