National Labor Relations Board

this was said, Ewing refused to give Melton an answer. Melton’s statement to Ewing was indefinite and can be taken as a warning or a threat. However amidst all of this, Melton definitely did violate the National Labor Relations Act Section 8(a)(1). Section 8(a)(1) of the Act makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer "to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section 7" of the Act(NLRB). The promising to pay and paying employees for certain

Human Relations Perspective and the Social Person Perspective. During the Humanistic Era’s Human Relations Perspective, companies began to be aware of their role in a larger perspective and environment. Managers also began to understand a need to balance social needs of their staff with the

brand damaging photos online that give the business a negative image and embarrassed the business owners. Businesses are finding once this happens they did not have a clear social media policy and the business owners are unsure if they are violating labor practices if they were to fire the employee. In 2013, a Burger King employee posted a photo of himself lying on a pile of burger buns to Instagram. The photo went viral, but was significantly tame, compared to the photos and video of Domino’s Pizza

Right-To-Work The first recorded labor strike in the US occurred when New York journeymen tailors protested a wage reduction in 1768. In response to economic and social impacts of the industrial revolution, unions began rapidly forming in the mid-19th century. The main focus of the unions was to defend against “cheap labor”, improve safety conditions, and demand shorter workdays. National Labor groups began to form at this time as well. The Knights of Labor emerged as a major force in the late

The Labor Unions      Unions have become commonplace in the labor arena. They provide employees with a valuable tool that allows them to stand together against their employer to make sure that their rights are upheld in the workplace. This paper will focus on labor unions with regards to how they work in two very different companies, Ford Motor Company and United Airlines. Also, a brief history will be outlined as well as legislation regarding unions.      Many

“The complaint, filed with the National Labor Relations Board, alleges that Wal-Mart violated federal labor law by "bribing" employees to report on co-workers who favored a union.” (www.washingtonpost.com). But Wal-Mart denied the charges that were brought against the company. Thus, Wal-Mart is wrong by bribing employees

MG420 DL Labor Relations Research Assignment Yajaira Masslow April 29, 2012 Jeffrey Cotham 1. Define and discuss the term "collective bargaining." Include and discuss [showing relevance or applicability] at least one reference found in our text, along with a current web-based news item/magazine article about a real life example of a collective bargaining action. Write a succinct and complete summary on the contents of the article

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

Final Exam 1. 1. The Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Management Team has embarked upon a fundamental organizational shift. In order to reestablish their sustained competitive advantage in the market, the shift will take the organization from one which has always recruited, selected, trained and developed employees based on the traditional knowledges, skills and abilities to one that is primarily based on talents and strengths. As the Human Resources Director:

The 1994 Baseball Strike On August 12, 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports’ history. Since 1972, negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994. All issues were open for debate due to the expiration of the last contract. Until 1968, no collective bargaining agreement had ever been reached between the owners and the players (Dolan 11). Collective bargaining