Audio Name: HRM_August 5.

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Duration: 40:00 Minutes
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Discussion Chapters 8 9 10 11 12
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Labor Relations
Unionized Environment to benefit employees
Consist of Large body of employees
Gives a collective voice to employees
Gives a collective bargaining
Strikes or conflicts against employer
Labor Day
Day off from work in honor of work itself
Celebrated in United States and Canada on the first Monday of every September
First American Labor day was celebrated in New York on September 5, 1882
Celebrated in Union Park but not considered a national holiday
Happens during Halfway of July 4th and thanksgiving parade
Purpose of Labor Day
Demand Fair wages
End child labor
To have the right to organize Unions
Industrial Revolution

Jobs were difficult and very dangerous

People work for 12 hours and 6 days a week without benefits
o Vacation
o Healthcare

o Pensions
If a person is young chances are for manual labor instead of abcs or fraction.
o Children as young as 10 years old work in hazardous places like coal mines
Hot company vats and factories.
o Workers start to build Labor Union,
Trying to get a better pay for shorter hours and safer place conditions.
Companies
Fought to keep union out and suppress strikes.
At times union leads to violent battles between workers and business
owners.
Following years the idea of Labor Day caught on America.
o But Riot in Haymarket square in Chicago in 1886 which lead to the death of
policemen and execution of 4 union leaders.

President Grover Cleveland

Signed a law making Labor Day as a Federal Day in America

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Signed a law making 8 hours of work per day and 5 days a week.
1938 it was signed during the great depression

Labor Union

Refers to an organization that represent the collective interest of the workers which is
officially recognized
Purpose to influence HR policies
Collective voice to talk to management

Collective Bargaining Agreement

The management and the union will negotiate the terms of employment

Bargaining Unit

Group of employees recognize for collective bargaining purpose

Example: 5000 Employees cannot go to negotiate only the bargaining unit will represent
and negotiate

Labor Laws
Rules and regulation to protect the public interest

Arbitrator
A person who has Law of power to bind the agreement of the employee and the

company
2 Strategies of avoiding Union

Union suppression- Dont want the union and it discourages union

Union substitution- an alternative for commitment culture

Types of union

International Union
o Example: International workers Association
National Union
o Example: Canadian Union of postal worker
Local Union
o Example: Ontario Public service

Types of Negotiations

Distributive A negotiation which one party wins

Integrated- A negotiation which everybody wins. Both sides of the party wins

Collective Bargaining

Negotiation between employer and group of employees

o Protect the employees
Relationship of the employer to the employees
Everyones interest are considered
o Example: Higher pay in hours but less productivity company may lose workers
because of higher wages

Grievance agreement
Refers to the disagreement of the contract and thorough investigation of disputes arising out of
an alleged violation

Open Door Policy

Employers leave their doors open to encourage the workers and to demonstrate a good
relationship with the employees.