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    This document outlines learning objectives and key concepts around unions and labor relations. It begins by defining the objectives, which include understanding the roles of unions, management, and society in labor relations, as well as laws and regulations affecting the field. It then provides overviews of topics such as union types and structure, the unionization process, collective bargaining, contract administration, and cooperative labor-management approaches.

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    This document outlines learning objectives and key concepts around unions and labor relations. It begins by defining the objectives, which include understanding the roles of unions, management, and society in labor relations, as well as laws and regulations affecting the field. It then provides overviews of topics such as union types and structure, the unionization process, collective bargaining, contract administration, and cooperative labor-management approaches.

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    This document outlines learning objectives and key concepts around unions and labor relations. It begins by defining the objectives, which include understanding the roles of unions, management, and society in labor relations, as well as laws and regulations affecting the field. It then provides overviews of topics such as union types and structure, the unionization process, collective bargaining, contract administration, and cooperative labor-management approaches.

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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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