David Montgomery, The Fall of the House of Labor: The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865–1925 (1987), is fundamental on the period it covers. On the role of American labour law, the leading modern interpretation is Christopher L. Tomlins, The State and the Unions:...
What role do or should US unions play in democratic or worker-owned enterprises? The three major types of US industrial democrats-those favoring collective bargaining, those favoring nonunion, management-run participation, and those favoring setting up alternative organizations-disagree and/or are ...
What role do or should US unions play in democratic or worker-owned enterprises? The three major types of US industrial democrats-those favoring collective bargaining, those favoring nonunion, management-run participation, and those favoring setting up alternative organizations-disagree and/or are hosti...
The state of the union is fine, but how are its people? Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 Others take issue with the unions at the forefront of the protests. Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024 The newsroom’s union staged a one-day walkout in pro...
Phases of Public Relations Audience Research Public Relations in the Military Setting Goals for a Public Relations Campaign How to Present a Public Relations Plan Components of a Written Public Relations Plan Public Relations for Labor Unions Create an account to start this course today Used by ove...
For instance, if a car repair shop pays employees for each new set of brakes they install, employees may begin to try to sell brakes to customers who don't need them in order to receive extra pay. Labor unions originally grew in prominence in goods-producing jobs but now also represent ...
In labor-intensive industries, the cost of labor often constitutes a significant portion of the company’s expenses. The more workers required, the higher the wage bill and overall operating costs. For example, manufacturing companies that produce goods using manual labor will have higher labor cost...
Labor unions are often industry-specific and tend to be most common today among public sector (government) employees and those in transportation and utilities.34 To form a union, a locally based group of employees obtains a charter from a national-level labor organization. Two large organizations...
The at-will rule also doesn't apply to individuals who are part oflabor unions. These organizations help protect workers' rights by negotiating benefits and other employment conditions, includingterms of termination. Employees who are members of unions have set contracts and can't be terminated at...
Structural change can also be driven by social events. The proliferation oflabor unionshas led to changes in working standards, which may push companies to adapt the way they produce and price goods and services. On a country level, structural changes in productivity could transform an economy fr...