McGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-1McGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-2LaborRelationsandLaborRelationsandCollectiveBargainingCollectiveBargainingLaborRelationsandLaborRelationsandCollectiveBargainingCollectiveBargainingchapterchapter16McGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-3LaborUnionLaborUnionOrganizationofemployeesthatusescollectiveactiontoadvanceitsmembers’interestsinregardtowagesandworkingconditionsIndustrialunionCraftunionMcGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-4LaborRelationsLaborRelationsThecontinuousrelationshipbetweenadefinedgroupofemployeesandmanagementTherelationshipincludes:Thenegotiationofawrittencontractconcerningpay,hours,andothertermsandconditionsofemploymentTheinterpretationandadministrationofthiscontractoveritsperiodofcoverageMcGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-5LegalOverviewLegalOverviewCommonwealthv.Hunt(1842)ArbitrationActof1888RailwayLaborActof1926Norris-LaGuardiaActof1932NationalLaborRelationsAct(1935WagnerAct)LaborManagementRelationsAct(1947Taft-HartleyAct)Labor-ManagementReportingandDisclosureAct(1959Landrum-GriffinAct)McGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-6NationalLaborRelationsActof1935NationalLaborRelationsActof1935(WagnerAct)(WagnerAct)(1of2)(1of2)ObjectivewastoencouragethegrowthoftradeunionsandrestrainmanagementfrominterferingwiththisgrowthMadethegovernmenttakeanactiveroleinunion-managementrelationshipsbyrestrictingtheactivitiesofmanagementEstablishedtheNationalLaborRelationsBoard(NLRB)McGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-7NationalLaborRelationsActof1935NationalLaborRelationsActof1935(WagnerAct)(WagnerAct)(2of2)(2of2)Asoriginallydrafted,includedseventopics:1.Recognitionofemployees’rightstobargaincollectively2.Limitationoncollectivebargaining3.Representation4.Certificationanddecertificationelections5.Termsofcollectivebargainingagreements6.Problemofcompanyunions7.RighttostrikeMcGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-8UnfairLaborPracticesbyEmployersUnfairLaborPracticesbyEmployers(1of2)(1of2)Interferingwith,restraining,orcoercingemployeesintheexerciseoftheirrightstoorganizeDominatingorinterferingwiththeaffairsofaunionDiscriminatinginregardtohiring,tenure,oranyemploymentconditionforthepurposeofencouragingordiscouragingmembershipinanyunionorganizationMcGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-9UnfairLaborPracticesbyEmployersUnfairLaborPracticesbyEmployers(2of2)(2of2)DiscriminatingagainstordischarginganemployeebecauseheorshehasfiledchargesorgiventestimonyundertheWagnerActRefusaltobargaincollectivelywithrepresentativesoftheemployees;thatis,bargainingoodfaithMcGraw-Hill/Irwin©2004TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.16-10LaborManagementRelationsActof1947LaborManagementRelationsActof1947(Taft-HartleyAct)(Taft-HartleyAct)(1of2)(1of2)AmendedandsupplementedtheWagnerActGuaranteedemployees’bargainingrightsSpecifiedunfairlaborpracticesbyaunionDeniedsupervisorslegalprotectioninorganizingtheirownunionsProhibitedunionsfromdeductingunionduesfrommembers’paycheckswithoutpriorwrittenpermissionMc...