MGT 3500 : MGT 3500 Exam 2 Notes
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U. s. labor history reveals a variety of alternative union strategies: political emphasis of the national labor union, the business unionism of the afl, revolutionary approach of the iww. Equity is achieved through: generous wage and benefit packages, seniority-based layoff and promotion procedures, restrictions on discipline and discharge for just cause only, due process protections in the grievance procedure. Servicing model: workers pay dues, and in return they are protected against bad times, workers do not participate in a union; they consume union services. Job control unionism: unions have sought to protect their members from volatile managers and markets, they negotiate detailed legalistic union contracts that tie employee rights to narrowly defined jobs while removing labor from business decision making. Craft unionism: involves a single union representing only workers in a single occupation or craft, also called occupational unionism, example separate unions for electricians, carpenters, and painters.
