chapter 13 lists Flashcards
what are the 2 types of unions?
a craft union
an industrial union
what are the 6 reasons employees join unions?
pro-union attitudes
poor management/ employee relations
negative organizational climate
poor work conditions
unions good reputation
job security
what are the 6 reasons that employees do not join unions?
anti-union attitude
good management/ labour relations
positive organizational climate
good work conditions
unions bad reputation
peer pressure
what are 6 things unions develop for workers?
workers compensation
minimum wage
overtime rules
severance pay
child labour laws
job saftey regulations
what are the 4 hiring conditions?
closed shop
union shop
agency shop
open shop
what are the 3 pros to joining a union?
better protected when a dispute rises
usually receive higher wages and better benefit coverage
better negotiating power as a group rather then an individual
what are the 3 cons of joining a union?
promotion and pay may be determined by seniority
negotiated compensation usually leads to higher union fees
you may not agree with all of the unions decisions
what are the 3 types of disputes?
grievance
arbitration
mediation
what are 4 labour weapons used by employees to resolve conflict?
strikes
boycotts
picketing
work slowdowns
what are 4 management weapons used by managers to resolve conflict?
injections (legislation making workers work)
strikebreakers (temporary workers)
lockouts (lock the work premises)
bankruptcy
what is collective bargaining?
the process whereby union and management representatives negotiate a contract for workers
how does the grievance resolution process work?
the problem will work its way up the chain of authority until it is solved
what is the negotiation process?
management and the union rep go through a range of options of offers called the beganing zone until they land on a final offer that is agreed on
what is closed shop hiring?
when all new hires must be union members and hiring is done through the union
what is union shop hiring?
the employer is free to hire anybody but the recruit must join the union within a short period of time
