1. Even though federal stimulus funds from the TARP program in 2009-2010 went primarily to protect union workers in education and at the state level, union membership continues to lag in the USA, particularly in the private sector. Why does union membership in the private sector continue to lag behind union membership in the public sector? Do you foresee this continuing?
From my understanding public sector relies on taxpayer funds to conduct business while private sector relies on the profit of a business. The decline in private sector memberships could be seen as a way to maximum profits and not be controlled by a union on wages and product pricing. I believe this trend of declining memberships within the private sector was foreseen. Work …show more content…
Employers are not threaten by unproductive union activities such as strikes and like the idea of being able to predict labor management stability. Foreign automobile companies located in a right-to-work state continue to see an increase in output and while a decrease in output in non right-to-work states. I believe unionizing transplants would greatly effect foreign investments and may cause the closing of these manufacturing plants in some right-to-work states.
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/11/right-to-work-increases-jobs-and-choices#_ftn7
3. Describe how the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor, and the Industrial Workers of the World differed in their views of efficiency, equity, and voice. How about employees? What were their views of efficiency, equity, and voice during the open shop movement? Did these views change during the period of welfare capitalism?
Knights of Labor, the AFL and the IWW each differed in their views and values of unionism. Knights of Labor valued morals, intellect and a balance of work life more than material product. Knights of Labor believed in shorter working hours in order to have greater time for moral and education betterment. Their membership was open to everyone including African Americans and women, they emphasized on the need for …show more content…
They understood the need for business profits but also fair labor practices. AFL affiliated unions were divided into craft unionism, each union represented a skill. AFL often won their bargaining’s by the threat of strikes.
Lastly, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) philosophy was to represent everyone has one. Skilled and unskilled, all age groups and all ethnic groups were welcomed. IWW felt the need for workers to have more control of economic and political institutions and in order to do this IWW incorporated strikes.
During the open shop movement employees began to opinionate unionism as denying their individual rights. Employees wanted freedom to choose where they work and what terms and conditions they accepted. This lead to violent, unproductive strikes and welfare capitalism. Welfare capitalism worked to create friendly working environments by improving management practices, hiring and dismissal procedures and providing a voice for employees to name a few in a less volatile way. Welfare capitalism wanted employees to become loyal to the company and not the
From my understanding public sector relies on taxpayer funds to conduct business while private sector relies on the profit of a business. The decline in private sector memberships could be seen as a way to maximum profits and not be controlled by a union on wages and product pricing. I believe this trend of declining memberships within the private sector was foreseen. Work …show more content…
Employers are not threaten by unproductive union activities such as strikes and like the idea of being able to predict labor management stability. Foreign automobile companies located in a right-to-work state continue to see an increase in output and while a decrease in output in non right-to-work states. I believe unionizing transplants would greatly effect foreign investments and may cause the closing of these manufacturing plants in some right-to-work states.
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/11/right-to-work-increases-jobs-and-choices#_ftn7
3. Describe how the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor, and the Industrial Workers of the World differed in their views of efficiency, equity, and voice. How about employees? What were their views of efficiency, equity, and voice during the open shop movement? Did these views change during the period of welfare capitalism?
Knights of Labor, the AFL and the IWW each differed in their views and values of unionism. Knights of Labor valued morals, intellect and a balance of work life more than material product. Knights of Labor believed in shorter working hours in order to have greater time for moral and education betterment. Their membership was open to everyone including African Americans and women, they emphasized on the need for …show more content…
They understood the need for business profits but also fair labor practices. AFL affiliated unions were divided into craft unionism, each union represented a skill. AFL often won their bargaining’s by the threat of strikes.
Lastly, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) philosophy was to represent everyone has one. Skilled and unskilled, all age groups and all ethnic groups were welcomed. IWW felt the need for workers to have more control of economic and political institutions and in order to do this IWW incorporated strikes.
During the open shop movement employees began to opinionate unionism as denying their individual rights. Employees wanted freedom to choose where they work and what terms and conditions they accepted. This lead to violent, unproductive strikes and welfare capitalism. Welfare capitalism worked to create friendly working environments by improving management practices, hiring and dismissal procedures and providing a voice for employees to name a few in a less volatile way. Welfare capitalism wanted employees to become loyal to the company and not the