1. Unions & Labor Relations The role & importance of unions in organizations Reasons for joining a union History & legislation of unionization in U.S. Structure of unions in the U.S.

2. Role of Unions in Industry Improve working conditions & economics of members & non-members Improve work security from market, economic, technological & managerial threats Improve power relations Provide a structure to protect against arbitrary & capricious policies & practices

3. Union Goals Power –Key industries –Political activity Growth

4. Reasons for Joining a Union Dissatisfaction –Compensation –Job security –Working conditions –Management attitudes Socialization Union-shops

5. Job Satisfaction & Voting for A Union Wage Satisfaction-.40 Supervisors play favorites-.34 Overall satisfaction-.36 Satisfied with job security-.42 Good promotion chances-.30 Fringe benefit satisfaction-.31 Supervisors show appreciation-.30

6. Legal Framework The Wagner Act -- 1935 Taft-Hartley Act -- 1947 Landrum Griffith Act -- 1959 Right to work laws NLRB vs Electromation -- 1993

7. Union membership In U. S. (in millions) Union19761993 Teamsters1.81.5 UAW1.4.75 Steelworkers1.1.4 Electrical workers.8.7 Machinists.75.45 ILGWU.4.2

8. Reasons for Decline in Membership New collar workers in high tech industries Worker mobility High tech industries empower workers Shrinkage in old industries The graying of the work force The small blip up (politics, salting & flooding)

9. Public Sector Unions Forty percent of employees represented compared with ten percent in the private sector Acceptance of employee involvement Title VII of the 1978 Civil Service Reform

10. Organization of Unions Locals -- collects dues, elects officers & shop steward, handles grievances and discipline –Craft and Industrial Unions National -- Handles negotiations, strike funds, health insurance and pensions AFL-CIO

11. Backwards & Forwards Summing up: We covered unions in industry ranging from the role & goals of unions, to reasons for joining or not, a look at history & legislation that surround unionization in the US & its status today in private and public sectors. We finished with an overview union structure. Looking ahead : Next time we continue with unions & labor relations by examining how a company gets organized, & how contracts get bargained & administered. We’ll also look at future trends.