Provide specific examples into how and why some may believe unions have become too powerful.
Earlier in the 20th century, we saw Congress create sweeping legislation that protected the rights of workers. Much of what we know about labor-management relationships today is founded upon the National Labor Relations Act. This act provided for the recognition of unions, providing them protections against what many would consider unfair management practices. Over time, we saw other legislative acts at the national level affect the relationship. For example, the Labor Management Relations Act was crafted to create a counterbalance to the National Labor Relations Act, as the Labor Management Relations Act identified and prohibited what many considered unfair union practices.
A host of other legislative acts were created at the local and state levels. The state-level acts are important to anyone trying to understand public sector unions. Many of the federal laws did not cover public sector unions. Many states permit them, many states do not, and some states permit them for some types of employees and not for others in public organizations. Additionally, it is quite common for court cases at both the state and federal levels to create new interpretations of legislative acts, which can clarify some concepts, but might bring chaos into the workplace if they overturn long-standing practices.
Public administrators will have to work closely with their corporate attorneys to better understand how such court decisions may or may not affect their day-to-day functions. In addition to these legislative changes, we have seen societal changes in perceptions of appropriate relationships between labor and management, as well as in common beliefs considering how employees should be treated in an ethical manner. All of these legal and social changes have affected the current labor environment. Effective public administrators tasked with engaging with public sector unions will have an in-depth understanding of relevant labor law, understanding when and how to interact with corporate attorneys to deal with labor-management issues.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
In your first assignment, you explored the labor environment when major labor legislation was first enacted. In this paper, you will explore how changes in legislation, as well as changes in modern society, have affected the labor-management relationship.
In a 5–7-page paper, complete the following:
Evaluate how changes in legal protections for public sector unions have altered the working conditions labor faces.
Provide specific examples into how and why some may believe unions have become too powerful.
Evaluate how changes in societal perspectives of the labor-management relations have altered the working conditions labor faces.
Provide specific examples as to how and why this may have minimized the perceived need for unions in many public sector settings.
Evaluate how changes in leadership have affected the manner in which employers make labor management decisions in modern organizations.
Provide examples to illustrate your point.
Analyze how changes in laws related to compensation, benefits, and working conditions (including safety) have affected the perceived need for union bargaining.
Use examples to illustrate your argument.
Evaluate how changes in legal protections for public sector unions have altered the working conditions labor faces.
Provide specific examples into how and why some may believe unions have become too powerful.
Evaluate how changes in societal perspectives of the labor-management relations have altered the working conditions labor faces.
Provide specific examples as to how and why this may have minimized the perceived need for unions in many public sector settings.
Evaluate how changes in leadership have affected the manner in which employers make labor management decisions in modern organizations.
Provide examples to illustrate your point.
Analyze how changes in laws related to compensation, benefits, and working conditions (including safety) have affected the perceived need for union bargaining.
Use examples to illustrate your argument.
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