chapter 12 flashcards

Question 1

why do workers join labour unions?

Answer 1

to influence HR policies and practices, to achieve greater control over jobs, greater job security, improve working conditions, increase job satisfaction, and meet needs for affiliation

Question 2

what is Labour Union?

Answer 2

• a recognized association of employees
• collective voice in dealing with management
• it is an organization formed by workers in order to negotiate for better workers’ rights, icnlduign better pay, safer working conditions, and better benefits

Question 3

what is Labour Managment Relations?

Answer 3

• ongoing interactions between labour unions and management
• process of labour managment contract negations and the process of administering a collective agreement

Question 4

what is Collective Bargaining?

Answer 4

• formal agreement regarding terms and conditions of employment
• negotiations taken place between labour union and an employer to arrive as a mutually acceptable collective agreement

Question 5

what is a Bargaining Unit?

Answer 5

group of employees recognized for collective bargaining purposes

Question 6

what is the Union Acceptance strategy?

Answer 6

collective bargaining is accepted as an appropriate mechanism for establishing workplace rules

Question 7

what is the Union Substituin Approach?

Answer 7

specific strategies adopted by organizations using this approach inlace pay, benefits, and working conditions equal to or better than those in unionized firms

Question 8

what is Labour Relations Process?

Answer 8

the basis of a firm’s labour relations strategy is the decision to accept or avoid unions

Question 9

why do individuals join unions?

Answer 9

• unmet expectations
• unpleasant work enviornemt
• low pay

Question 10

what impact did Unionization have on HRM?

Answer 10

• all HR policies must be consistent with the collective agreement, union reps are often involved with policy formulation
• Global competition is forcing employers to become more militant and causing unions to struggle to maintain their influcne at the bargaining table
• the decline in unionization observed among men was partly driven by employment shifts away from manufacturing, a sector with traditionally high unionization rates. However, declines in union membership within goods producing industries also played a role