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Chapter 14

Learning Objectives
1. Define unions and labor relations and
their role in organizations.
2. Identify the labor relations goals of
management, labor unions, and society.
3. Summarize laws and regulations that
affect labor relations.
4. Describe the union organizing process.
Chapter 14
Learning Objectives (continued)

5. Explain how management and unions


negotiate contracts.
6. Summarize the practice of contract
administration.
7. Describe more cooperative approaches
to labor-management relations.
Unions and Labor Relations
• UNIONS • LABOR RELATIONS
Unions: Types and Structure
10 Largest Unions in the United States
Union Membership Density among U.S.
Wage and Salary Workers, 1973-2009
Union Membership Rates and
Coverage in Selected Countries
Laws Affecting Labor Relations
National Labor Relations Board
Right-to-Work States
• About SERB
Unionization Process
Union Authorization Card
Example of an Authorization Card
NLRB Sample Ballot
Decertification Procedure

• At least 30 percent must petition for


election
• Petition submitted 60-90 days prior to
expiration of current contract
• Schedule decertification election
• If majority votes against union, employees
will be union free
Collective Bargaining
• In collective bargaining a union negotiates
on behalf of its members with management
representatives to arrive at a contract
defining:
– Recognition
– Management Rights
– Union Security
– Compensation and Benefits
– Grievance Procedure
– Employee Security
When Bargaining Breaks Down

Strikes Alternatives to Strikes


• Strike: a collective • Mediation
decision by union • Fact Finder
members not to work • Arbitration
until certain demands
or conditions are met.
Strikes Involving 1,000 or More Workers
Alternatives to Strikes
Contract Administration
Labor-Management Cooperation

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