Union shop

equities of management and unions; 1.)The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, 2.) The Taft-Hartley Act and 3.) The Landrum-Griffin Act. The Wagner Act was the first Act that judicially formalized labor unions and awarded them the right of haggling with employers. The Act made it obligatory for companies to negotiate with unions in good faith. However, as time progressed, companies started disagreeing because they realized that the Act supported unions and did…

expectancy, and the emergence of a middle class. Americans resisted the development of new working processes with strikes and labor unions such as the National Trade Union, however the changing organization of work and growing number of wage earners challenged the idea of a republic of property owners. To put the industrial revolution in simplest terms, it was…

As a company facing a union organizing campaign, what you do or say during a union organizing drive is critical (NFIB, 2014). Knowing what you can and cannot say or do during a union organizing campaign puts you and the company in a far better position to face a possible union organizing campaign. Becoming familiar with the union organizing process and knowing your rights is an important part of running a successful business. Listed below, are the pros and cons of a union-free environment,…

This case is about two workers that walked off of the job because of unfair working conditions. The employees complained that they were cold and voiced their complaints to the shop supervisor. The shop supervisor took a poll of all employees and the majority of them felt as if the shop door should remain open instead of being closed as requested by Drake and Keeler. As a result, on their lunch break, Drake and Keeler decided to leave the job for the rest of the day. Upon their return to work on…

contributed to private sector union decline and public sector union growth. Labor unions in the United Stated began forming in the 1800s and since then they have gone through diverse working environments which at some stages increased or decreased their union membership. In the private sector the huge impact that led to the decline of union membership was largely felt when Congress passed the Taft-Hartley of Labor Management Relations Act of 1947. The public sector union membership started…

During a union campaign, XYZ are permitted to engage in activities that will not interfere with an employee’s ability to make a free choice in a union election. If threats of reprisal, promises of benefits, or other actions would serve to coerce employees. All management should be extremely watchful about what they tell employees and representatives amid a union sorting out battle. Indeed, even one proclamation that goes too far can put everything else that was said in a more terrible light and…

One union that, unlike the AFL-CIO, follows the concept of industrial unionism is the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). It was founded in 1905 with the idea that representation of the individual worker is more important than representation per occupation. Their ideals promote the “One Big Union” concept and states that all workers should be under a single social class, therefore having no restrictions to membership particularly of unskilled workers. The Wobbly Shop model is one well known…

Mother Jones Mary Harris Jones, also known is “Mother Jones” was an Irish-American union labor activist. Mary “Mother” Jones was born August 1, 1837 in County Cork, Ireland to Helen Cotter and Richard Harris, however, Mary claimed an unconventional birthdate of May 1, 1830. The Harrises were a family of 7. Mary had four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. Her father was forced to flee to North America with her family in 1835 to due to the Irish famine. Mary lived and grew up in Toronto,…

doing jobs as a journeyman. Later, he became a master, opening a shop and trained apprentices. Guilds also regulated members’ practices. Overall, guilds were representative bodies for the craftsmen. Similar to a guild, a labor union is an organized body of workers with a common mission. They also…

reasons why an employee would choose to join a union. Surprisingly, not all employees join unions because of dissatisfaction with management, pay, or benefits. In fact, on occasion, some employees join because it is the expectation. “Aside from social pressure to join a union, some workers become union members simply because the employment contract requires them to do so” (Dal, 2015). That being said, in the vast majority of cases, employees join unions because the feel that they need the…