Unit 5: Employee and Labor Relations

Contents of Unit 5 Employee and Labor Relations

Early Labor Movement

Anti-union Weapons
Federal Anti-Injunction (Norris-LaGuardia) Act (1932)
National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act (1935)
Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act (1947)
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure (Landrum-Griffin) Act (1959)

Union Representation of Employees

The Structure of Union Organizations
National Labor Relations Board
Organizing A Union
Election Campaign
Union Security

Employer Unfair Labor Practices

Procedures for Processing Unfair Labor Practice
Unfair Labor Practices
Domination and Unlawful Support of Labor Organizations
Remedies

Union Unfair Labor Practices, Strikes, and Boycotts

Responsibility for Acts of Union Agents
Union Restraint or Coercion
Duty of Fair Representation
Discrimination and Internal Union Affairs
Strikes and Secondary Boycotts
Strike Preparation

Collective Bargaining

Bargaining Issues and Concepts
The Labor Agreement
Bargaining Structures
Negotiation Strategies
Good Faith Requirements
Unilateral Changes in Terms of Employment
Duty to Successors: Buyouts, Mergers, or Bankruptcy
Mediation and Conciliation
National Emergency Strikes

Maintaining Nonunion Status

Reasons Why People Join Unions
Reasons Why People Do Not Join Unions
Strategies for Maintaining Nonunion Status

Grievance Systems

Union Grievance Procedures
Grievance Procedures in Nonunion Organizations
Effective Grievance Procedures
Arbitration
Legal Endorsement of Arbitration

Employee Discipline Systems

Approaches to Discipline
Progressive Discipline
Administrative Justice: Due Process and Just Cause

Individual Employment Rights

Employee Handbooks
Employment-At-Will Doctrine
Constructive Discharge
Common Law Tort Theories
Non-Compete Agreements

Workforce Behavior Problems

Rule Violations
Unsatisfactory Performance
Illegal or Dishonest Acts
Absenteeism and Turnover
Drug and Alcohol Use
Off-Duty Conduct
Sexual Harassment

Public Sector Labor Relations

Right to Organize
Federal Labor Relations Council
Limitations on Strikes
Mediation and Conciliation

Employee Involvement Strategies

Self-directed Work Teams
Quality Circles
Job Design and Redesign
Employee Ownership/ESOPs
Employee Suggestion System
Participative Management
Alternative Work Schedules

Employee Attitudes and Satisfaction

Job Satisfaction Theories
Satisfaction and Productivity
Measuring Job Satisfaction
Using Satisfaction Surveys

International Labor Relations

Union Membership
North American Free Trade Act
Workers' Rights in Other Countries

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