Labor-Management relationships Case # 1: Management campaigns and Union organizing at KCOM-KOCH Medical‚ Inc. Question 1(a) The strategy that KCOM-KOHC utilized in dealing with labor’s attempt to unionize was closely associated with the union substitution model. Communications strategy: to improve communication between top management‚ middle management and employees. Wage survey strategy: undertook a wage survey study to improve the company’s compensation plan. Retained a Labor relations
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Group Assignment Case Study 1. What major events in Canada’s labour relations history got Phil to the point in which he could lawfully organize a union‚ have it certified‚ and negotiate a collective agreement with the company? (10 marks) Nine Hour Movement in 1872 introduced legislation gave workers right to organize legally Winnipeg General Strike resulted in limited collective bargaining rights In 1935 the Wagner Act influenced Canadian provinces to adopt similar wording in their labour
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industry. Fuel prices have probably the largest effect on the trucking companies because fuel makes up for approximately 25% of the operating costs for an average truck fleet. This is the second largest cost to a trucking company next to the cost of labor. There are a couple things that they can do to help offset the cost of fuel. They can implement Fuel Surcharges that can help make up for some of the lost revenue. Depending on the size of the company they could also purchase large quantities of fuel
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questions: 1. what‚ if any violation of the law did Apollo Corporation commit? 2. What may be the arguments that Jean Lipski and Bob Thomas use to defend their cases? The case study will also briefly list things mangers should not do to commit unfair labor practices. Review/Analysis of the Case Apollo Corporation is a company that makes component parts for the communication industry. Bob Thomas a Plant Maintenance engineer worked for the company for nineteen years. During the previous five years
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superstore that has facilities all over the world. Wal-Mart is known as the friendly neighbor superstore. But until recently Wal-Mart has found it’s self not so friendly and is battling in unfair labor practices. An employee working for the Wal-Mart in New York has accused the world’s top retailer of unfair labor practices. The suit‚ which seeks class action status‚ was filed in a New York state court on behalf of about 20‚000 current and past employees of 83 New York Wal-Mart and Sam Club stores.
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fundamental doctrine of our political system is known as: a. exclusive representative b. Industrial democracy c. Participative management d. Critical industrial relations 2. Which of the following is not considered an argument for treating employees as “more” than simply another commodity that can be bought and sold in the labor market: a. Most modern workers are completely dependent upon jobs‚ not property‚ in determining the quality of their life b. Working adults spend a considerable
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elicit changes from its employer in such areas as wages‚ benefits‚ job security‚ and management practices. Strikes are a direct result of conflict between employer and workers (usually labor unions). Strikes are referred to as formal Industrial conflict and results when a group of employees voluntarily joins a labor union or other formal organization‚ and this group determines it must strike to achieve a desired effect (i.e. better wages or a safer work environment)‚ overall employee & company performance
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Chapter 23 Immigration and Labor Law N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new‚ modified‚ or unchanged‚ as follows. N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank. + A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank. = A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank. TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. If an employee presents false documentation of eligibility to work in the United States‚ his or her employer is subject to deportation. ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 1 TYPE:
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NLRA guaranteed workers the right to join unions without fear of management reprisal. It created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to enforce this right and prohibited employers from committing unfair labor practices that might discourage organizing or prevent workers from negotiating a union contract. Employees shall have the right to self-organization‚ to form‚ join‚ or assist labor organizations‚ to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing‚ and to engage in
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imbalance in the labor situation‚ the players attempted on several occasions to organize a union. Although this process may seem like a simple one‚ baseball has proven that it can be very difficult. The players have been represented by various unions in the twentieth century‚ all of which have failed until the current union‚ the Major League Baseball Players Association. After fourteen years of negotiations between the current union and the owners’ representative‚ the first basic labor agreement’ between
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