Should Workers Have The Right To Unionize

A strike is a collective decision of the union members not to work until certain demands or conditions are met (Noe, 2003). If the majority of the union members vote to strike, the union will strike. Most strikes usually have union employees not show up to work to perform his/her day-to-day duties but rather have the union employees picket outside the organization. While the union employee is on strike, the employer does not pay the employee his/her wage. In many strikes, the unions help the employees compensate their wages while they are on strike. The purpose of a strike is to make the employer lose production because the regular employee 's do not show up to work. The vast majority of labor-management negotiations do not result in a strike, and the number of strikes has plunged since the 1950s (Noe, 2003).

Labor unions were established as a way for workers’ needs and grievances to be heard by management. According to Fossum (2012), “forming a union creates a collective voice to influence change at work” (p. 7). The collective voice of workers in a union holds much more power than any single employee’s voice. It can loudly draw attention to mistreatment or abuse of workers. The organized collective voice of workers demands to be treated in a fair way by its management in terms of wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions.

Unions were formed for a good reason, to fight back and  get their rights they deserved. It was to make sure no one person was fighting alone. The Union was a good way for the workers to have a strong voice. Striking was the easiest way to try to make the company weak. The Great Strike of

Unions are incentivized for mobilizing citizens to engage in politics. Some join unions to gain employment. Most union members do not have prior political experience. Once they become a member, this begins to change as the union will teach the members political skills. Unions attempt to change the political identities of their members. One way they do this is by exposing their members to pro-labor situations. (Kerrissey, J., & Schofer, E., 2013) Unions are a partisan interest group that is in cooperation with the Democratic Party. This is as a result of the fact that Democrats are pro-labor and labor is the most important part of a union.

“The use of strikes is a clear indication of the pressure they are feeling.” Just as author Stacy Teicher states in her article “New York Bus Strike: Sign of National Pressure on Unions”, “Strikes are not to be taken lightly. It is a sign that something is bothering the workers so much that it pushes them to publicly showing that they are unhappy with their job. This law allows workers who feel like they are being treated poorly to be able to voice their opinion and call out the company for doing its employees wrongly.”

Unions have a way of having pros and cons, which working in the union is either good or bad. Not everyone likes or supports the union, but there are those who demand to have a job in the union. Over the times of history, unions were very big but have started to decrease in time. If you work in a job setting that might be a manufacturing job or government job it’s good to have the union supporting you. You don’t always think the union will have your back but never underestimate that you job is secure, which having a union job or not, your chances of losing a job is always possible. After working in a position that was a union job, I can agree to some facts that the unions are good for representing you, but sometimes

An industrial union that includes virtually all available workers in its membership can put firms under great pressure to agree to its wage demands. Because of its legal right to strike, such a union can threaten to deprive firms of their entire labour supply, and an actual strike can do just that.

The companies and industries that have tension between the employees and employers benefit from collective bargaining. Although the strong unions can impair market prices and strain the economy, I believe they have the best interest of the employees and ethical intent. Times have changed since the unionization boom in the 19th century. Global competition has caused the unions to compromise on the labor contracts. There have been three primary waves of American unionization. The first wave brought gains to the workers while providing stable production. The second wave responded to the downfall of that system by highlighting employer opposition, union decline, and strategic choice. The third wave or present wave of American industrial

Working is a necessity for life. Everyone has to work in some way to get money so they can live. With work being such a universal thing, there are bound to be some issues with it. Unions have come into question about whether they are necessary or not. In my opinion, unions should stay a part of the workplace. They tend to bring workers together to make their lives better at work. Unions have many ways to get what they want from companies, and negotiating is the most common practice. The main functions of unions are to help organize workers and bargain. With organization, workers can fight for better wages, hours, and conditions.

The United States has a population of 300,000,000 (16+), and only about 190,000,000 people are involved in the workforce. This means that 63% of the citizens are involved with the workforce, and 37% are not. Of the active workforce, only 78% of the workers have at least a high school degree, and only 50% have a college degree. The average worker makes $51,759 on a yearly basis. Based on your degree you will make more or less. The younger part of the workforce has had less productivity in comparison to the older part of the workforce. The younger part has not yet learned how to effectively use time, and resources, while the older part has had a lot of experience. Overall, the workforce is pretty productive. The tables have really turned for the unionized vs nonunionized workers. In 2010 there were 60% of workers involved with the union, and 40% that were not involved with the union. In 2015, there were only 40% of workers involved with the union, and the other 60% were not involved. This is a huge difference in the just the time span of 5 years. The union has had some problems in the past couple years, which have caused the number of unionized workers to drop.

Yes they do. And the following is in support of that claim: “Often described as the ‘heart’ of the act, section 7 of the statute reflects the law's basic purposes. It provides that ‘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 other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection’ “ (Kohler, 2004). In addition, the labor laws tend to favor employee and union relationships.

As a member of GMFC’s planning Committee, my main responsibility involves issues related to potential unionization and labor costs. Below I have compiled a list of my recommendations for keeping GMFC productive and un-unionized. In order to prevent unionization of GMFC, the firm must address the main reasons why employees create unions in the first place; general dissatisfaction with how management treats employees, unfair pay, lack of benefits, substandard working conditions and overall employee perception that the firm is unfair and unresponsive to employee’s needs and requests. Other ways to inhibit unionization is to address the location of the firm and the number of employees.

The unions duty of fair representation as stated in (FLRA, 2016)is the obligation set forth in the second sentence of section 7114(a)(1) of the Statute is commonly referred to as an exclusive representative 's duty of fair representation. The Authority has interpreted this section to require an exclusive representative to represent the interests of all bargaining unit employees: 1) without discrimination; and 2) without regard to whether the employee is a dues paying member of the exclusive representative. The duty of fair representation is grounded in the principle that when a union attains the status of exclusive representative, it must use that power to fairly and equally represent all members of the unit. The union has met its obligation of fair representation when it has represented the employee fairly, in good faith, and without discrimination. In my opinion the union in the case cited did not meet its fair representation obligation due to not representing Green in good faith or without discrimination possibly on the grounds she is a non-dues paying employee. Therefore, her rights under the LMRA have been violated due to unfair labor practices. To reinforce my statement under the NLRB (NLRB, 2016) a union which represents you cannot refuse to process a grievance because you have criticized union officials or because you are not a member of the union. In the case cited Green was under the assumption when meeting with the Union Grievance committee she was participating

In general, a strike is when workers intentionally stop all processes of work to try to force their employer to agree on a certain set of demands. The worker has all power to do this because the worker is essentially selling their labour in return for a wage from the employer and if these wages (as one example), are deemed not sufficient by the employee, they go on strike. This results in a halt of productivity/production which is detrimental for the employer. Employers also have some leverage against employees and can undergo a lockout, which prevents workers from going to work. Employees not going to work means that they won’t get paid. This forces employees to usually agree to conditions set by the employers but said conditions is typically not in favour of the employees. The entire of action of going on strike is not necessarily liked for both sides as employees are left unpaid and employers have their overall production put to a halt. For a strike to occur, it must take place after the union contract or agreement has expired and if the union leader approves of a strike. In the case that a

Labor unions have been very controversial in the U.S. for many years and are viewed as good, bad, and ugly depending upon who you’re conversing with. A labor union, is an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.  Unions will usually focus their efforts around collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions, and/or on representing their members in disputes with management over violations of contracts.  Others say unions stir up racial problems, cause social disruptions, upsurge in cost-push inflation, and union corruption all as evidence to why unions are not beneficial for the U.S. labor force and shouldn’t exist.  It is intuitive that employers and employees are both energetically out to benefit the most from the other, employers want to payout less wages and benefits and employees want higher wages and more benefits.  Who decides, and how do they decide on what is fair in respect to all parties involved?