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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN USA

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HISTORY OF USA

As covered in Schools and Universities, history of

USA starts typically with Columbus or the year 1492.

United States began as an independent nation with the

declaration of independence on July 4, 1776.

July 4 is celebrated as Nations Birthday.



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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS???

Concerned with systems and procedures used by

Unions and Employers to determine the reward and

other conditions of employment to protect the interest

of their employees and also to regulate the ways in

which the employers treat their employees.



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PARTIES INVOLVED IN IR

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OVERVIEW OF IR IN USA

Industrial relations in USA are governed by National

Labor Relations Board. This works under the NLRB

Act 1935.

NLRB is a federal agency created by Congress in 1935to administer the NLR.

It is the primary law governing the relations between

Unions and Employers in the private sector.

The Act implements the National Labor Policy of

assuring free choice and encouraging collective

bargaining as a means of maintaining Industrial Peace



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GROWTH OF IR SYSTEM IN USA

There were some major issues in USA which came in

limelight and were known as Path for Growing of IR

system in USA. They were:

Collective Bargaining Boston Telephone Strike-1912

Right to Organize by American Constitution.

This was for growth of Trade union and freebargaining.



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HISTORY OF LABOR UNIONS IN USA

Labor Unions started forming in mid 19th century in

response to the social and economic impact of

Industrial Revolution.

The percentage of workers belonging to a Union in the

United States peaked in 1954 at almost 35%.

The total number of Union Members peaked in 1979 at

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MOVEMENTS OF UNIONS


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PRESENT LABOR UNIONS IN USA

There are three main bodies running the Labor Unions.

Under that there are different Acts and Movements.

Let us see them:


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NATIONAL TRADE UNIONS


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NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES


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PRIMARY TRADE UNION LEGISLATION


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SOMETHING MORE

Today most of Labor Union in United States are

members of two larger umbrella organizations.

AFL-CIO, that is American Federation of Labor and

Congress of Industrial Organizations. Both the organizations advocate policies and

legislations favorable to the Workers in United States

as well as Canada.

AFL-CIO are specially concerned with Global trade

and Economic issues.


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Public Sector worker unions are governed by Labor

Laws and Labor Boards in each of the 50 states.

Out of the 50, the northern states model their laws after

the NLRA & NLRB.

In other states Public workers have no right to

establish a Union as a legal entity.


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PROCEDURE OF UNIONS

The employer and the union write the terms and

conditions of the employment in legally binding

contract.

When the dispute arise over the contract, most of the

contracts call the parties to solve the differences

through Grievance Procedure to solve issues mutually.


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If Grievance Procedure fails, Union & Employer are

still unable to solve the dispute, then the party can

choose to send the dispute to the Arbitration.


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LABOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS

In United States, Labor Education Programs such as

Harvard Trade Union Program was launched in 1942

by a professor of Harvard University named John

Thomas Dunlop. The intention of this program was to educate the union

members so that can learn to deal with workplace and

labor issues of the day.

This program is at more broader part now in Harvard

University in Harvard Law School.


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The program is named as Labor and Work life

Program.

This deals in detail with a wide variety of labor and

employment issues from union pension investmentfunds to the effects of nanotechnology on labor

markets and workplace.


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AFL-AMERICAN FEDERAL LEGISLATION

AFL was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886.

It is 1st and largest federation of USA.

AFL was formed by the Federation of Organized

Trades and Labor Unions.

Up to first half of 20th century, AFL was the sole

largest Federation.

They were the one who prohibited child labor. Some rights of worker by defined by AFL like Eight

Hour day, also they gave health and safety laws.


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CIO-CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL

ORGANIZATION

CIO was founded on November 9, 1935 by eight

international unions belonging to American Federation

of Labor.

CIO declared that it was formed to encourage AFL sothat the unions can work more in mass for the welfare

of workers.

But somehow CIO failed to do and AFL suspended all

the heads of CIO and it was dissolved on September

10, 1936.


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In 1938, again those heads formed CIO as a Federation

Legislation and rival to AFL.

Later in 1955 they rejoined AFL and both were

working together and popularly known as AFL-CIO.


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AFL-CIO

AFL-CIO created in 1955 by the merger of AFL &

CIO.

It is a voluntary federation of 56 national and

international labor unions that represents 12.2 million

working people.

They make aware the people about their rights.


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Both of them together are largest umbrella for Unions

in United States.

They work everyday to improve the lives of the people

who work. To help working people to get valuable skills and job

readiness in 21st century, they run a training network.

They also provide independent voice so that anyworking women or men make their voice heard in

corporate boardroom.


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DEPARTMENTS OF AFL-CIO

AFL-CIO has seven programmatic and six supporting

departments in all:

Accounting

Campaigns

Civil, Human & Womens Rights

Digital Strategies

Facilities Management Government Affairs

Human Resource


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Information Technology

International

Meetings and Travel

General Council

Investment

Organizing

Policy and Political

Public Affairs

Supporting Services

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TRADE DEPARTMENTS

Also it has six trade departments:

Building and Construction Trades

Maritime Trades

Metal Trades

Professional Employees

Transportation Trades

Union Label and Service Trades.



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CHANGE TO WIN

CTW federation is a coalition of American Labor

Unions.

It was formed in the year 2005 as an alternative to

AFL-CIO It has four member of unions:

International Brotherhood of Teamsters(IBT)

Service Employees International Unions(SEIU) United Farm Workers(UFW)

United Food & Commercial Workers(UFCW)



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SOME OTHER LEGISLATIONS



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NORRIS-LA-GUARDIA ACT

Established in the year 1932.

It says that employees should be free to form unions

without interference of employers.

They look upon that whether there are no unfair

employment contracts.

This act outlawed Yellow Dog Contract Act.



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WAGNER ACT 1935

Earlier it was names as National labor Relations Act.

It protects employees Right to Organize

It held's secret ballot elections for union representative.

They also investigate about the unfair practices if any

and find remedy for them.



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TAFT-HARLEY ACT 1947

Also it is known as Labor Management Relations Act.

It balances power of Labor and Management in

collective bargaining relationship.

It established Federal Mediation and ConciliationServices: Which assisted in setting contracts without

stoppage of work.

They also maintain arbitrators who to decide thecontract disputes.



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LANDRUM-GRIFFIN ACT-1959

Regulates labour unions' internal affairs and their

officials' relationships with employers

It gives freedom of speech in Union matters.

It stops labor unions from doing something wrong.



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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In United States the most important progress

economically is driven ahead by BEA.

That is Bureau of Economic Analysis.

BEA is the producer of Economic accounts by creating

research, analysis and estimation to give the Business

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