MGI 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: American Federation Of Labor, National Labor Relations Act, Congress Of Industrial Organizations
20 Jun 2018
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Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
Key Terms
Labor Union: Organization that acts as an intermediary between its members and the business
that employs them
Collective Bargaining: Group of people, such as the workforce at a company, band together to
increase negotiating power
Union Representative: elected representative who brings concerns to union’s attention and
works on behalf of union employees who have personal issues with their employer; in addition
to HR
Union Structure
Local Unions: Responsible for contract negotiations and day-to-day contract administration,
including grievance procedure, & act as liasion between union and management
National Unions: Make laws and policies for their organizations at the national convention
oLocal unions pay dues to and operate under the constitutions of the national
union with which they affiliate
American Federation Of Labor
Congress Of Industrial Organizations
AFL-CIO is not a labor union but rather an association that seeks to advance shared interests of
member unions at national level- they have higher responsibilites
56 national and international unions, representing more than 12 million active and retired
workers
Represents labor’s interests in public policy issues such as civil rights, economic policy, safety,
and occupational health
Provides information and analysis member unions can use: organizing new members,
negotiating new contracts, and administering contracts
Types of Unions
Craft Union: represent workers in the same occupation
oPlumbers, electricians, carpenters
Industrial Union: represent workers of different occupations and skills who work in the
same industry or industrial site; most modern industrial unions are found at specific
sites, such as a single factory
oAutomotive, oil
Largest U.S. Labor Unions
Union Security Agreement
Decline in Union Membership
National Labor Relations Act
Prohibits certain activities by employers & labor unions, protects rights of employees &
employers, encourages collective bargaining, and curtails certain private sector labor and
management practices which can harm workers, businesses and U.S. economy
Employers cannot:
ointerfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in exercising Section 7 rights-
employees have he right to unionize, to join together, to refrain if they chose
to do such activity- so its illegal for a company trying to stop this
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Document Summary
Labor union: organization that acts as an intermediary between its members and the business that employs them. Collective bargaining: group of people, such as the workforce at a company, band together to increase negotiating power. Union representative: elected representative who brings concerns to union"s attention and works on behalf of union employees who have personal issues with their employer; in addition to hr. Local unions: responsible for contract negotiations and day-to-day contract administration, including grievance procedure, & act as liasion between union and management. National unions: make laws and policies for their organizations at the national convention: local unions pay dues to and operate under the constitutions of the national union with which they affiliate. Afl-cio is not a labor union but rather an association that seeks to advance shared interests of member unions at national level- they have higher responsibilites. 56 national and international unions, representing more than 12 million active and retired workers.
