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Union Workplaces/Non-Union Workplaces

Union Workplaces/Non-Union Workplaces. By Scott Parker. Purpose:. Labor Categories, History and Definitions Labor Management Relations. Kansas is a “Right to Work” State Missouri is a “Forced Unionism” State. What Are Public Employees Allowed To DO?. Kansas

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Union Workplaces/Non-Union Workplaces

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  1. Union Workplaces/Non-Union Workplaces By Scott Parker

  2. Purpose: • Labor Categories, History and Definitions • Labor Management Relations

  3. Kansas is a “Right to Work” State Missouri is a “Forced Unionism” State

  4. What Are Public Employees Allowed To DO? • Kansas • By Law, collective bargaining is permitted by all public employees, but subject to some limitations in the process. Strikes by public employees are prohibited. • Missouri • By Law, some public employees are granted a right to bargain collectively. Statute does not grant a right to strike.

  5. “Forced Unionism” Employees are not obligated to join the bargaining unit in effect but are still required to pay union dues (“Union Shop”).

  6. A Brief History of Labor Relations • Unions Began Forming in the Mid-20th Century • Social and Economic Impact of the Industrial Revolution • Post-Civil War • AFL (American Federation of Labor) Founded by Samuel Gompers in 1886 • CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) Proposed by John L. Lewis in 1938

  7. The Purpose of Labor Unions • To Bargain for Their Members Regarding: • Wages • Benefits • Working Conditions • Job Security • Representing Members in Negotiations with Management Over Violations of Contract Provisions, or • Personnel or Disciplinary Actions

  8. Labor-Management Relations • Who currently has a union? • Who has a collective bargaining group? • Who does not have organized labor?

  9. What Are Some of the Public Employee Unions • AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) • AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) • (KOSE) Kansas Organization of State Employees

  10. What Are Some of the Public Employee Unions • Other Unions: • Teamsters • IUOE (International Union of Operating Engineers) • Others?

  11. What Are the Advantages of Being in a Union? • On average, union employees make 27 percent more than nonunion workers • Ninety-two percent of union workers have job-related health coverage versus 68 percent for nonunion workers

  12. “Right to Work” • Employees have the right to decide for themselves whether to join a union or pay membership dues (“Open Shop”) • Exemptions (important!) Employees who work in the railway or airline industries are not protected by a Right to Work law, and employees who work on a federal enclave may not be.

  13. Taft Hartley Act of 1947 • Prevented “closed shops” and “secondary boycotts” among other provisions. • Prevented unions from negotiating contracts or legally binding documents requiring companies to fire workers who refuse to join the union • Required Union Leaders to Swear they Were Not Communists!

  14. Right To Work States

  15. Labor-Management Relations

  16. Labor-Management Relations Assumptions: • Most folks want to do a good job • Employees want to be treated fairly and be respected • Remember: It’s the players, not the game.

  17. Labor-Management Relations • Let your Human Resources folks do their job • Keep HR informed, early and often, when you believe a personnel issue is developing

  18. Labor-Management Relations • HR says document, document

  19. Labor-Management Relations LarrySays: • Communicate • Communicate • Communicate…. • Build relationships, build trust

  20. Labor-Management Relations • Scott adds: • Be aware • Remember the golden rule • People quit their supervisor, not their job • Be consistent, but be fair

  21. Remember… • Be up-front • Be candid and truthful • Follow your HR rules & regulations • Do the right thing and do it right

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