Markus Fleenor [Upload on the Assignments Page as an attachment ] The test covers both the material in the text book as well as the Instructor’s Comments. Always give specific, historical examples to justify your arguments. Read and follow the directions for each question carefully.…
The main argument in "Revisiting Union Decline" is the decline of unions from 1970-2008, because of different causes. The main reason for U.S decline is result from institutional that capital benefits from labor. There’s 5 reasons in the reading that explains why capital was an advantaged and why labor was an disadvantaged. One, labor policy. In "Revisiting Union Decline" pg 8-9 governed by the National Labor Relations Acts—Kochan et al.…
Because of the existence of independent labor unions, neither the CTM nor the CROC has been able to enjoy hegemony in states outside of the border region. We see a high degree of union dispersion and the co-existence of various unions along with company ones. We can identify three different tendencies. The first is the use of ghost or white unions to control worker contracts.…
Chapter XIX: Do Unions Really Raise Wages? - Unions do not increase real wages at all. The belief that they do is based on multiple delusions. The error most responsible for the delusions is considering what a rise of wages brought about by union demands means in the short run for the workers who retain their jobs, while failing to trace the effects of this advance on employment, production, and the living costs of all workers, including those who forced the increase. Chapter XX: “Enough to Buy Back the Product” – The Marxists and the purchasing-power school insist that the only wages that will prevent an economic crash are wages that will enable labor “to buy back the product it creates.”…
No, I wouldn't accept the offer from the labor union. Accepting the contributions and changing the law would greatly imbalance the system for the future, so it would not be certain that you would keep the judges beyond the current term. This is part of the problem with allowing a popular vote to decide the judge within the state because judges are more concerned with keeping their jobs than upholding the law, they become susceptible to vote to buy by interest…
At one time unions were very popular in companies for a variety of reasons. Before there were laws that advocated for the employee, unions were put into place to make sure employees were being protected and treated fairly by employers. Unions are on the decline in today’s society because of the new laws and their overall cost. While they are on the decline, unions are still very much present and Congress are currently hearing arguments as to why the NLRA, the act that can initially vote in a union, should be amended. Whether it is through an official election or just the signing of unionization cards, unions are established through the work of the NRLA and NRLB.…
Up to this the unions have managed to get skilled workers working at unions. Because of economy and unemployment rates sooner or later there may be issues regarding unions in the American Labors. In these last few years the United States has been dealing with a serious amount of unemployment issues. “Today, only 11.8 percent of American workers are union members; in the private sector, just 6.9 percent.” (CNN).…
2. What was the new "social contract" between labor and management, and how did it benefit both sides as well as the nation as a whole? During the 1950s, the United States bore witness to the resolving of tensions between labor unions and management, which had been escalating during the preceding two decades. Laborers and managers came together in various industries to compromise, which resulted in the introduction of “social contracts”.…
The National Right to Work Committee (NRTW) says that labor unions are “outdated and no longer beneficial to their members, American workers as a whole, or the larger society”. They go on to encourage union members to drop their memberships, and for members (and agency fee payers) to cancel their dues payments. Of course, the NRTW’s rhetoric ignores the fact that union members earn significantly more than their non-union counterparts (BLS, p. 2; Yates, p. 40), are protected by collective bargaining agreements with their employers, and belong to organizations that “compel employers to listen to their employees and to respect them as human beings. Employers know these things, and this is why they fight our collective efforts so viciously and spread lies about them” (Yates, p. 46). The NRTW is just another employer-sponsored attack dog set loose to attack unions, collective bargaining, and worker organization.…
Right to work movement / Labor Unions What is a Labor Union? Labor Unions are an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. Labor unions were originated in Europe in the 18th and 19th century. What is the Right to work movement?…
Throughout history labor unions have been and are debated. The labor unions versus capitalism are a major subject matter that has separated our country into two separate political parties. Whether, unions are practical and mandatory for our economy, or just another conflict added to the list of problems our country already has. Although, the general opinion of part of today’s labor unions have become redundant and can eventually be risky, labor unions of the Glided Age were necessary. Providing evidence of merits, personal bias, and political views to support the idea of the unsafe and unfair working conditions during this era.…
In post-World War II, organized labor faced a setback leading to its decline due to several reasons such as alterations in demographics and culture. This was contributed by decreased respect for the role of organized labor, its founders, and an alarming lack of interest in labor’s political and social implication where a decline in a sense of community was seen, for everyone felt better being independent rather than in a group (Rees, 2004). Secondly, government assumed custody of key union provisions by co-opting much of what only union contracts traditionally did. For example, the only way one would get premium pay for overtime or penalty pay for showing up was just by joining the unions (Zieger et al, 2014). Consequently, the collapse of…
The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the information I have learned in module three as well as to introduce the topic of nursing unions. Important topics to be discussed are policy and politics in nursing professional associations, organizations and unions, and nurses being advocates of change regarding issues in the workplace. I will first summarize the information I have learned throughout my readings in module three. In module three, I was able to further my knowledge on how policy and politics come into play in the nursing workforce. For example, how this effects quality and safety in our working environment as well as staffing ratios.…
When considering a position at a job, candidates consider the benefits that come along with it to determine the job is worth having. What is important to candidate depends on where they are placed in their life, for an example, McDonald is offering those to earn an accredited high school diploma if Employees want to be able to have security. The most valued benefit is health care benefits and if they are satisfied with it, then they will not request to change the wages in order to maintain the current coverage. Employers want to attract and recruit workers at all levels, so they would be mindful of the leverage that candidates may want to have. The top three benefits that help employers to recruit talented candidates are health care,…
“The way to get the economy back on track is to boost the purchasing power of the middle class. One major way to do this is to expand the percentage of working Americans in unions” (Reich 2). Labor Unions benefit all workers’ and helps protect them. Union’s helps workers get the benefits they need.…