Презентация на тему: Wage Determination Appendix
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Union Membership 15.3 million workers in 20098 million in AFL-CIO (The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations )6 million in Change to Win The Change to Win Federation (CtW) is a coalition of American labor unions Remaining in other independent unions LO7 13App-*
Unionization rate highest among:GovernmentTelecommunicationTransportationConstructionManufacturingLowest among:FinanceAgricultureRetail Trade LO7 Union Membership 13App-*
Distribution of union membership13% men versus 11% women14% African American versus 12% white11% Asians10% HispanicsA trade union (British English, where also amalgamation is used), labour union (Canadian English) or labor union (American English) LO7 Union Membership 13App-*
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Decline of Unionism 22 million workers in 198015.3 million workers in 2009Structural changes in economyIncreased management opposition to unionsSubstitution of machinery for workersImproved wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions LO7 13App-*
Collective Bargaining Union statusClosed shopUnion shopAgency shopOpen shop(A closed shop is a form of union security agreement under which the employer agrees to hire unionmembers only, and employees must remain members of the union at all times in order to remain employed) LO7 13App-*
Collective Bargaining Managerial prerogativesWages and hoursSeniority and job protectionGrievance procedures LO7 13App-*
The Bargaining Process Begins 60 days before contract expiresPossibility of strikeCompromiseNational Labor Relations Board LO7 13App-*
Economic Effects of Unions Featherbedding and work rulesOutput losses from strikesEfficiency losses from labor misallocationOffsetting factorsFeatherbedding is the practice of hiring more workers than are needed to perform a given job, or to adopt work procedures which appear pointless, complex and time-consuming merely to employ additional workers.The term \"make-work\" is sometimes used as a synonym for featherbedding. LO7 13App-*
Wn Wage Rate Sector 1: Union Employment Wage Rate Sector 2: Nonunion Employment N1 0 0 Du=MRP B A C N2 Wu Wn D E Ws Dn=MRP N1 N3 Economics Effects of Unions LO7 13App-*
