MGT 3500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: National Labor Relations Act, Union Organizer, Bargaining Unit

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19 Apr 2017
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Main ideas: union organization, collective bargaining, labor contracts & administration, applicable sections of the national labor relations act. In most employment settings, management has no legal obligation to negotiate with employees. However, if a union is elected to represent a group of the employees, the employer has a legal obligation to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment. Unions are formed through secret ballot elections conducted by the nlrb. (cid:862)rep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) ele(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s(cid:863: most are there bc they have already been there, elections are not common today. 3 possible initiators of organizing drive: one or more employees, union, employer (is this a violation of 8(a)(1) or (2)?, breakdown of section 9, prohibited from discouraging and supporting unions. Low pay or poor benefits: excessive overtime, harsh supervision. Purpose: dissatisfied employees seek to increase their strength through collective action. Best solution: aggressive union-busting tactics or progressive hr management tactics: competition now taken over from low pay/poor benefits.

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