Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Nurin Nadhilla Sarah

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Nurin Nadhilla Sarah Meidyana

History of the American Labor Movement 14. 7 million U. S. workers still belong to unions about 11. 9% of the total number of men and women working in this country. Many are still bluecollar workers.

Why do Workers Organize? The bottom line is that the urge to unionize often boils down to the belief on the part of workers that it is only through unity that they can protect themselves from unilateral management whims

WHAT DO UNIONS WANT?

The AFL-CIO & The SEIU The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFLCIO) is a voluntary federation of about 56 national and International labor unions in the United States. The separate AFL and CIO merged in 1955. For many people in the United States, the AFL-CIO is synonymous with the word union. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a fast-growing federation of more than 2. 2 million members. It includes the largest healthcare union, with more than 1. 1 million members in the field, including nurses, LPNs, and doctors, and the second largest public employees union, with more than 1 million local and state government workers.

The main features of at least three major pieces of labor legislation. • Period of Strong Encouragement: The Norris-La. Guardia (1932) and National Labor Relations (or Wagner) Acts (1935) • Period of Modified Encouragement Coupled with Regulation: The Taft-Hartley Act (1947) • Period Of Detailed Regulation Of Internal Union Affairs: The Landrum-Griffin Act (1959)

THE UNION DRIVE AND ELECTION It is through the union drive and election that a union tries to be recognized to represent employees. Supervisors need to understand this process, which has five basic steps: 1 Initial Contact 2 Obtaining Authorization Cards 3 Hold a Hearing 4 The Campaign 5 The Election

THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS �What Is Good Faith? �The Negotiating Team �Bargaining Items

Bargaining Hints Ahli Reed Richardson memiliki saran berikut untuk penawar: 1. Pastikan untuk menetapkan tujuan yang jelas untuk setiap item tawar, dan pastikan Anda memahami alasan untuk setiap. 2. Jangan terburu-buru. 3. Jika ragu, kaukus dengan rekan Anda. 4. Bersiaplah dengan baik dengan data perusahaan yang mendukung posisi Anda. 5. Upayakan untuk menyimpan beberapa fleksibilitas dalam posisi Anda. 6. Jangan khawatir diri Anda hanya dengan apa yang pihak lain mengatakan dan melakukan; mencari tahu mengapa 7. Menghormati pentingnya menabung wajah untuk pihak lain. 8. Jadilah waspada terhadap niat sebenarnya dari pihak lain tidak hanya untuk tujuan, tetapi juga untuk prioritas. 9. Jadilah pendengar yang baik. 10. Membangun reputasi untuk menjadi adil tapi tegas. 11. Belajarlah untuk mengontrol emosi Anda dan menggunakannya sebagai alat. 12. Ketika Anda membuat setiap langkah tawar, pastikan Anda tahu hubungannya dengan semua bergerak lainnya. 13. Mengukur setiap langkah terhadap tujuan Anda. 14. Ingatlah bahwa perundingan bersama adalah proses kompromi. Tidak ada hal seperti memiliki semua kue. 15. Cobalah untuk memahami orang-orang dan kepribadian mereka. 16. Ingatlah bahwa transparansi penawar yang berlebihan dan keterbukaan bisa menjadi bumerang

Impasses, Mediation, and Strikes �THIRD-PARTY INVOLVEMENT �SOURCES OF THIRD-PARTY ASSISTANCE �STRIKES �STRIKE GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS �OTHER WEAPONS �The Contract Agreement

DEALING WITH DISPUTES AND GRIEVANCES �Sources of Grievances �The Grievance Procedure �Guidelines for Handling Grievances

THE UNION MOVEMENT TODAY AND TOMORROW �Why Union Membership Is Down �An Upswing for Unions? �Card Check and Other New Union Tactics Unions Go Global High-Performance Work Systems, Employee Participation, and Unions