HRM 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Child Labour, Individual And Group Rights

• School: Temple University
• Department: Human Resource Management
• Course: HRM 1101
• Professor: Kathleen Voss

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Hrm-1101-lecture 4 notes- unions- the rise & fall. 84-hour work weeks; no weekends, no vacations, no sick leave. Union: an organized association of workers that have formed to protect and further their rights and interests. Unions began in the us in the 1880s - most powerful time was in the 1950s. Peak: 1954 - 35% of us workforce belonged to a union = 21 million workers. Total # of unionized workers = 11. 1% Pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) se(cid:272)tor (cid:894)go(cid:448)"t(cid:895) = 35. 7% of (cid:449)orkers (cid:271)elo(cid:374)g to a u(cid:374)io(cid:374) Private sector = 6. 6% of workers belong to a union. Employees - for the most part - (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t just (cid:862)get fired(cid:863) Employees with grievances will be heard - union reps will take up those grievances with the employer. Public employee unions - benefits are so costly that they are bankrupting municipalities. Union wages can drive up the cost of goods and make companies and industries less competitive. Loss of autonomy for workers and employers.