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Labor Relations
Labor Relations
The Parties
Employers/Management
Line management
HR management
Unions
Government
What Unions Do
1935
1945
1955
1965
1975
1985
1995
2007
13.2%
35.5%
33.2%
28.4%
25.5%
18.0%
14.5%
12.1%
Union Membership
Transportation 22.1%.
Utilities 22.1%.
Manufacturing industries 13.0%.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (January 25, 2007). Union members in 2007. Union Members
Summary. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm (accessed August 20, 2008).
Demographics of Union
Membership
Demographics of Union
Membership
Favorable v. unfavorable.
Mississippi v. Michigan.
Peer pressure
Belief that union will be successful
Grievance handling
Bargaining demands
Collective Behavior
Group Cohesiveness
Class consciousness
External threat
Physical barriers.
This forces proximity and interaction.
Craft Unions
Industrial Unions
Wages are more often determined by the marketdriven economy than collective bargaining.
OSHA
FLSA
Title VII
ERISA
TQM
CQI