...The United States Postal Service Labor Laws and Unions The United States Postage Service (USPS) is one of the country’s most striving organizations. A discussion of this document will explain the effects of the union and labor laws within the USPS. This article will also review the benefits of joining the union and what is the unionization process. In addition, it will examine the union bargain and discuss the effects it has on the USPS. The United States Postal Service Background The USPS employees over 600,000 workers and operates more than 220,000 fleets of vehicles in the world (USPS, 2012). The USPS is a branch of the federal government led by the postmaster general and a Board of Governors with oversight by the postal Regulatory Commission (USPS, 2012). However, Congress ultimately governs all authority. Congress imposes regulations on the organization and provides protection from opposition. The formation of the postal service allows revenues from the postage sales and services to cover cost of operations with $100 million annual appropriation from Congress for providing no cost mailing to the blind and overseas absentee-ballot mailing (USPS, 2012). Benefits of Joining Unions The postal service union’s purpose is to propose a fair contract to its members while meeting its financial and operational needs. The union prevents members from mistreatment, provides continual employment, and offers peace of mind while guaranteeing benefits...
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...To Purchase Click Link Below: BUS 405 WK 4 Quiz 3 Chapter 4,5 - All Possible Questions TRUE/FALSE 1. Craft unions have less independence from their national union headquarters than industrial unions. 2. The supreme governing body for the international union is its convention. 3. The practice of double-breasting is legal under the National Labor Relations Act. 4. The convention makes use of the delegate system, in which the number of delegates allowed depends on the number of members in the local. 5. The business agent is a key position in a craft union and provides many of the same services of a local union president in a large industrial union. 6. Most union presidents have restricted authority to appoint their staff, regulate locals, and direct the activities of the national union 7. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations now includes all of the major U.S. labor unions. 8. The international union representative, in addition to organizing new unions, also helps the local unions in grievance administration and labor arbitration. 9. Unions as organizations are fundamentally the same as business organizations. 10. The potential advantages of a merger of two unions, compared with the risks of not merging, suggest that mergers of unions will continue in the future. 11. Attendance at local union meetings often varies between fifty and sixty percent of the membership. 12. Joint councils involve groupings of...
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...To Purchase Click Link Below: BUS 405 WK 4 Quiz 3 Chapter 4,5 - All Possible Questions TRUE/FALSE 1. Craft unions have less independence from their national union headquarters than industrial unions. 2. The supreme governing body for the international union is its convention. 3. The practice of double-breasting is legal under the National Labor Relations Act. 4. The convention makes use of the delegate system, in which the number of delegates allowed depends on the number of members in the local. 5. The business agent is a key position in a craft union and provides many of the same services of a local union president in a large industrial union. 6. Most union presidents have restricted authority to appoint their staff, regulate locals, and direct the activities of the national union 7. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations now includes all of the major U.S. labor unions. 8. The international union representative, in addition to organizing new unions, also helps the local unions in grievance administration and labor arbitration. 9. Unions as organizations are fundamentally the same as business organizations. 10. The potential advantages of a merger of two unions, compared with the risks of not merging, suggest that mergers of unions will continue in the future. 11. Attendance at local union meetings often varies between fifty and sixty percent of the membership. 12. Joint councils involve groupings of...
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...Labor Management Relations Labor management as a definitive term spans over the centuries. Despite the age and issues presented over the years, labor management and, more pointedly, unions continue to be the subject of great debate in today’s business and government environments. As workers and union representatives remain in the forefront of corporate debates over workers rights and wages, one must question how effective labor management relations are today. Unions present the opportunity for workers to have a representative voice; however, as history proves, unions also present the opportunity for union heads to fulfill self-serving agendas that offer little, if any, respite to workers. As such, this paper examines the history of labor management relations to set the stage for included discussion on current labor and union issues to determine how beneficial unions are and whether they do more harm than good in protecting workers’ rights. History Von Otter defines labor management relations as being related to “the rules and policies which govern and organize employment, how these are established and implemented, and how they affect the needs and interests of employees and employers” (np). Labor management relations involves both industry and economics and often encompasses strategic human resources. However, not all sectors of business, economic and social environments “work” well together as history has proven. The world economy experienced massive growth in the twentieth...
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...orLabor Unions: Aging Dinosaur or Sleeping Giant? The Labor Movement and Unionism Background and Brief History Higher wages! Shorter workdays! Better working conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in 1790 with the skilled craftsmen (Dessler, 1997, p. 544). For the last two-hundred years, workers of all trades have been fighting for their rights and seeking methods of improving their living standards, working conditions, and job security (Boone, 1996,p.287). As time went by, these individuals came to the conclusion that if they work together collectively, they would grow stronger to get responses to their demands. This inspired into what we know today as labor unions. A labor union is an organized group of workers whose purpose is to increase wages and influence other job conditions for its members (Parkin, 1998,p.344). These labor unions can be divided into two types: craft unions and industrial unions (World, 1998). A craft union is a union whose membership is restricted to workers who possess an identifiable skill (Robinson, 1985,p. 69). These members tend to be better educated and trained, and more unified because of common interests (World, 1998). An example of a craft union is the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (World, 1998). On the other hand, an industrialized union is a group of workers who have a variety of skills and job types but work for the same industry (Parkin, 1998, p. 344). Unions of this type include...
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...Will you prove a point? Will you be looking at various opposing views and weighing up the merits? Spell out exactly what you will achieve in your term paper right here. * A brief explanation of the problem * Aim of your term paper * What questions will be answered in the term paper * A brief outline of current research * Relevance of the term paper topic * The research process Introduction: Contractors bid on U. S. Federal Construction projects and most contracts for federally assisted constructions exceeding $2,000 required to pay their employees the standard wage and benefit package that workers in the area performing similar work are earning the “prevailing wage”. Prevailing Wage typically means the local union wage. In government contracting, “a prevailing wage is the hourly wage, benefits and overtime, paid to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics within a particular area”. The culprit of all of this is the “Davis Bacon-Act” (DBA) The act was amended several times and has been attacking by opponents claiming its racist, unnecessary, expensive and costing taxpayers and the government a lot of money. Republicans have been attacking and trying to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act on the grounds that it is outdated, expensive and bureaucratic. Their latest effort last year was claiming, the repeal will cut 2.5 trillion from the budget over the next ten years and will save 1 billion annually. Recently, this topic is also one of the issues...
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...COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT between VIRGIN ISLANDS DRYDOCK, INC. and the METAL TRADES DEPARTMENT OF THE AFL-CIO the CARIBBEAN COAST METAL TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL the TWIN CITIES METAL TRADES COUNCIL and the INTERNATIONAL UNIONS SIGNATORY HERETO EFFECTIVE: JULY 1, 2013 TERMINATING: JUNE 30, 2016 AGREEMENT FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS DRYDOCK JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENT ARTICLE SUBJECT PAGE MISSION STATEMENT AND DECLARATION...
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...Current Status and Evolution of Industrial Relations System in Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Al Faruque Dr. Abdullah Al Faruque is an Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Dr. Faruque is a Commonwealth Scholar and holds a PhD from University of Dundee. He is a specialist in labour law, petroleum contracts and environmental regulation. An author of a book, Dr. Faruque has also written several articles in reputed law journals both in Bangladesh and abroad. Copyright © International Labour Organization 2009 First published 2009 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to the ILO Publications Bureau (Rights and Permissions), International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. The International Labour Office welcomes such applications. Libraries, institutions and other users registered in the United Kingdom with the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T4LP/ [Fax: +44 (0)20 7631 5500; email: cla@cla.co.uk], in the United States with the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 [Fax: (+1)978 750 4470; email: info@copyright.com], or in other countries with associated Reproduction Rights Organizations, may take...
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...Español | Français | Русский | USINFO > Publications An Outline of the U.S. Economy Related Item USA Economy in Brief CONTENTS Continuity and Change This volume was prepared for the U.S. Department of State by Christopher Conte, a former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, with Albert R. Karr, a former Wall Street Journal reporter. It updates several previous editions that had been issued by the U.S. Information Agency beginning in 1981. How the U.S. Economy Works The U.S. Economy: A Brief History Small Business and the Corporation Stocks, Commodities, and Markets The Role of the Government in the Economy Monetary and Fiscal Policy American Agriculture: Its Changing Significance (Posted February 2001) Labor in America: The Worker's Role Other Language Versions: Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies Afterword: Beyond Economics Glossary Executive Editor: George Clack | Editor: Kathleen E. Hug | Art Director: Barbara Long Illustrations: Lisa Manning | Internet Editor: Barbara Long This site is produced and maintained by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. Links to other internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. Home | About USINFO | Site Index | Webmaster | Privacy Topics | Regions | Resource Tools | Products | | Continuity and Change How the U.S. Economy Works The U.S. Economy: A Brief History Small...
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...This text was adapted by The Saylor Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee. Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org 1 Preface Competing books are focused on the academic part of HRM, which is necessary in a university or college setting. However, the goal with this book is not only to provide the necessary academic background information but also to present the material with a practitioner’s focus on both large and small businesses. While the writing style is clear and focused, we don’t feel jargon and ten-dollar words are necessary to making a good textbook. Clear and concise language makes the book interesting and understandable (not to mention more fun to read) to the future HRM professional and manager alike. It is highly likely that anyone in business will have to take on an HRM role at some point in their careers. For example, should you decide to start your own business, many of the topics discussed will apply to your business. This is the goal of this book; it is useful enough for the HRM professional, but the information presented is also applicable to managers, supervisors, and entrepreneurs. Besides these differences, other key differences include the following: This book utilizes a technology focus and shows how HRM activities can be leveraged using technology. We have also included a chapter on communication and information...
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...when taken in its wider sense, it includes ‘the relation between an employee and an employer in the course of running of an industry’. Actors in the IR system Three main parties are directly involved in industrial relations: Employers: Employers possess certain rights vis-à-vis labors. They have the right to hire and fire them. Management can also affect workers’ interests by exercising their right to relocate, close or merge the factory or to introduce technological changes. Employees: Workers seek to improve the terms and conditions of their employment. They exchange views with management and voice their grievances. They also want to share decision making powers of management. Workers generally unite to form unions against the management and get support from these unions. Government: The Government influences and regulates industrial relations through laws, rules, agreements, it also includes third parties and labor and tribunal courts. 1.2 Definition The Oxford Dictionary defines industrial relations (IR) as the "interaction between employers, employees, and the government; and the institutions and associations through which such interactions are mediated." Sometimes treated as the equivalent of labor relations, industrial relations considers the impact of these interactions on humans and organizations. This article considers industrial relations from the perspectives of researchers, governments, managers and workers. In the "Industrial Relations Journal," Ardha Danieli wrote...
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...The Midwest Energy Research Center FINAL REPORT BUSINESS PLAN FOR SOAR ENERGY COOPERATIVE Prepared by Management Consulting Services, Inc. Washington, DC On behalf of The Midwest Energy Research Center Findlay, OH December 2001 Management Consulting Services, Inc. Washington, DC T ABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ....................................................................................................................................... vi Study Objectives ...................................................................................................................... vii 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3. 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.3 4. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5. Introduction...........................................................................................................................1 Restructuring Legislation ....................................................................................................... 1 Renewable Generation in Ohio............................................................................................... 2 SOAR Energy Concept......................................................................................................... 3 Feasibility of SOAR Energy................................................................................................... 5 Market Assessment and Marketing Strategy....................................................................6 Market Size ..............................
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...PThe Midwest Energy Research Center FINAL REPORT BUSINESS PLAN FOR SOAR ENERGY COOPERATIVE Prepared by Management Consulting Services, Inc. Washington, DC On behalf of The Midwest Energy Research Center Findlay, OH December 2001 Management Consulting Services, Inc. Washington, DC T ABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ....................................................................................................................................... vi Study Objectives ...................................................................................................................... vii 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3. 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.3 4. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5. Introduction...........................................................................................................................1 Restructuring Legislation ....................................................................................................... 1 Renewable Generation in Ohio............................................................................................... 2 SOAR Energy Concept......................................................................................................... 3 Feasibility of SOAR Energy................................................................................................... 5 Market Assessment and Marketing Strategy....................................................................6 Market Size .............................
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...Business as Usual is Not an Option Supply Chains and Sourcing after Rana Plaza Sarah Labowitz and Dorothée Baumann-Pauly April 2014 About the Center for Business and Human Rights at New York University Stern School of Business “At NYU Stern, we develop people and ideas that transform the challenges of the 21st century into opportunities to create value for business and society. Our Center for Business and Human Rights is the embodiment of that mission. By creating a safe haven for open dialogue and convening relevant voices for discussion around practical solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems, the Center, and by extension this report, demonstrate that profit and principle can co-exist. ” –Peter Henry, Dean NYU Stern School of Business Dean Henry launched the Center for Business and Human Rights in March 2013 with a strong belief in the power of business to create positive change in society. In that spirit, the Center’s mission is to challenge and empower businesses to make practical progress on human rights in their own operations. It is the first center to focus on human rights as an integral part of a business school. We start from the premise that business can and does work for the good of society. We support the goal of business to create value while emphasizing high standards for human rights performance. Each year, we take on a major project around a set of human rights challenges in a sector that is of foremost concern for companies, consumers...
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...Reebok disputes sweatshop claims A News item from Business Respect, Issue Number 85, dated 22 Jul 2005 Reebok has described as 'inaccurate and unfair' accusations by the National Labor Committee that workers at its Honduras factory work in sweatshop condictions. The NLC said that Reebok paid only 19 cents to workers for each $75 jersey produced and suffered other treatment such as required pregnancy testing for women workers, and sought to draw attention to its claims through a demonstration outside the National Basketball Association store in New York. The company said in a statement that it would take further steps to assess workplace conditions at its Hansoll factory, but that it believed the claims were unjustified. The exchange comes as Nike and Gap have recently produced social and environmental reports giving new levels of frank disclosure around problems in the companies' supply chains. Posts Tagged ‘reebok’ Nike Just Did It. What Are Timberland, Adidas, Reebok and Clarks Waiting For? Friday, August 7th, 2009 Soon after we released our “Slaughtering the Amazon” report, Nike got in touch with us. The report showed that demand for shoe leather is one of the key drivers of deforestation in the Amazon, as rainforest is cleared to make room for the expanding cattle ranching industry. So Nike was keen to make sure that their business wasn’t contributing to Amazon destruction. Over the last few weeks we’ve been working with the company, and the good news is that...
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