logging in or signing up Labor Relations UNIONS methodgirl Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1360 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (2) Dislike it (0) Added: July 30, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: AmnaManzoor (16 month(s) ago) Please Let me know that how can i download these PPT.thanks :) Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: Flort (17 month(s) ago) May i download the powerpoint on labor union...Please..thanks Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... 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Why workers unionize : Why workers unionize Why workers unionize : Why workers unionize Employees view unions as a way to voice their demands and get what they want Job dissatisfaction increases Low wage rate Less benefits Poor job security Poor environment Why workers unionize : Why workers unionize Two conditions to consider to becoming a union: 1) employees have to be dissatisfied and believe that individually they are unable to influence a change in the conditions causing their dissatisfaction 2) a majority of employees have to believe collective bargaining would improve conditions more than changing jobs, and that its benefits would outweigh the costs Rights Gained Under A Union Contract : Rights Gained Under A Union Contract Rights Processes of employees becoming union members : Processes of employees becoming union members Nonunion employees may organize a union to bargain collectively for them Employees in a unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement may decide to join the union Newly hired employees may be required by the collective bargaining agreement where they work to join the union as a condition of continued employment Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Privately talk with co-workers This small group starts to privately discuss workplace issues, and what is involved in organizing a union Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Build an organizing committee Leaders are identified and an organizing committee representing all major departments and all shifts and reflecting the racial, ethnic and gender diversity in the workforce is established Information to be gathered: workplace structure: departments, work areas, jobs, shifts employee information: name, address, phone, shift, job title, and department for each worker (employee list) employer information: other locations, parent company, product(s), customers, union history Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Adopt an issues program The committee develops a program of union demands (the improvements you are organizing to achieve) and a strategy for the union election campaign Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Sign-up majority on union cards Your co-workers are asked to join and support the union program by signing membership cards The goal is to sign-up a sizable majority The signed cards are used (and required) to petition the state or federal labor board to hold an election Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Win the union election It will take the labor board at least several weeks to determine who is eligible to vote and schedule the election If the union wins, the employer must recognize and bargain with the union Winning a union election not only requires a strong, diverse organizing committee and a solid issues program, but there must also be a plan to fight the employer’s anti-union campaign Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Negotiate a contract The real goal of the campaign, a union contract (the document the union and the employer negotiate and sign, covering everything from wages to how disputes will be handled), is still to be achieved Workers must be mobilized to support the union’s contract demands (decided by you and your co-workers) and pressure the employer to meet them References : References Labor Relations, Fossum http://www.ueunion.org/org_steps.html http://www.ibew.org/eworkers/organize/index.htm You do not have the permission to view this presentation. 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Labor Relations UNIONS methodgirl Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1360 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (2) Dislike it (0) Added: July 30, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: AmnaManzoor (16 month(s) ago) Please Let me know that how can i download these PPT.thanks :) Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: Flort (17 month(s) ago) May i download the powerpoint on labor union...Please..thanks Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... 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Why workers unionize : Why workers unionize Why workers unionize : Why workers unionize Employees view unions as a way to voice their demands and get what they want Job dissatisfaction increases Low wage rate Less benefits Poor job security Poor environment Why workers unionize : Why workers unionize Two conditions to consider to becoming a union: 1) employees have to be dissatisfied and believe that individually they are unable to influence a change in the conditions causing their dissatisfaction 2) a majority of employees have to believe collective bargaining would improve conditions more than changing jobs, and that its benefits would outweigh the costs Rights Gained Under A Union Contract : Rights Gained Under A Union Contract Rights Processes of employees becoming union members : Processes of employees becoming union members Nonunion employees may organize a union to bargain collectively for them Employees in a unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement may decide to join the union Newly hired employees may be required by the collective bargaining agreement where they work to join the union as a condition of continued employment Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Privately talk with co-workers This small group starts to privately discuss workplace issues, and what is involved in organizing a union Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Build an organizing committee Leaders are identified and an organizing committee representing all major departments and all shifts and reflecting the racial, ethnic and gender diversity in the workforce is established Information to be gathered: workplace structure: departments, work areas, jobs, shifts employee information: name, address, phone, shift, job title, and department for each worker (employee list) employer information: other locations, parent company, product(s), customers, union history Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Adopt an issues program The committee develops a program of union demands (the improvements you are organizing to achieve) and a strategy for the union election campaign Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Sign-up majority on union cards Your co-workers are asked to join and support the union program by signing membership cards The goal is to sign-up a sizable majority The signed cards are used (and required) to petition the state or federal labor board to hold an election Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Win the union election It will take the labor board at least several weeks to determine who is eligible to vote and schedule the election If the union wins, the employer must recognize and bargain with the union Winning a union election not only requires a strong, diverse organizing committee and a solid issues program, but there must also be a plan to fight the employer’s anti-union campaign Steps in organizing a union : Steps in organizing a union Negotiate a contract The real goal of the campaign, a union contract (the document the union and the employer negotiate and sign, covering everything from wages to how disputes will be handled), is still to be achieved Workers must be mobilized to support the union’s contract demands (decided by you and your co-workers) and pressure the employer to meet them References : References Labor Relations, Fossum http://www.ueunion.org/org_steps.html http://www.ibew.org/eworkers/organize/index.htm