ILRLR 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: National Labor Relations Board, Secret Ballot, Bargaining Unit
27 Jan 2018
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Collective bargaining and terms & conditions of work. Election process that creates/organizes labor into new unions. Bargaining structures that determine which employees are covered in a collective bargaining contract. Union builds support for organizing among the employees and solicits their signatures on authorization cards. If 30% of employees have signed cards, the union can petition for an nlrb certification election. Nlrb investigates to determine whether an election should be held and they determine the appropriate bargaining unit. Election date set -- campaigning on both sides intensifies. If the union wins the election, nlrb certifies the union as the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees. Dissatisfied with their current job and employment conditions. Unsatisfied with the process by which decisions are made at the workplace. Believe unionization can be helpful in improving those conditions. Be willing to overcome the generally negative stereotype of unions. Management typically will adopt a number of tactics in an.
