what is the role of trade unions in organizations?
105099
Generally, the unions are made to represent the workers in any industrial unit. These unions represnt the voice of working class. The leader of these trade union represent the whole union. Any union member can go to his leader to complain if he has any problem. These unions take up the problems to the owners of their unit like wage hike, bonus, problem in the unit etc. These unions, if dissatisfied with the decisions of the authority may call for a strike. These strikes may be legal or illegal. Basically a trade union is an association of workers in any industrial unit.
638507
There many laws and regulations that were imposed.  Such as the 8 hour work day, and later the 40 hour work week was implemented.  There were also many laws introduced towards children - not letting them work as many hours, and later that they had to be of a certain age to work.\n\nLabor unions were soon introduced into society, bringing about more change and protection for workers.  Issues of safety, fairness, cleanliness, etc.. were also of concern for a need to change.
749197
The formation of labor unions is governed by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935.  This Act secures workers’ abilities to bargain as a group instead of individually.
387699
Labor unions really declined in the late 1880s.  The Knights didn't help themselves by failing on some strikes.  When the AFL came along in 1886, they lost many members to them.
526528
This should not be an unfair affair in the working place and rules should basically be the same for all paid employees.  I see this happening today more and more.  Corporations are in for the maximum profit and take advantage of the workers anyway they can.  Unions were supposed to be the buffers between abusive corporations and helpless workers.  If you have a union then tell your union representative otherwise I don't think you have a chance.  You can easily be replaced, if many complain, then they take the jobs abroad where they can buy the government and we can intimidate them with our power, remember, we pay taxes to do that.
808386
Unions may have been a good idea in the beginning, but at this point all they successfully do is keep incompetent people in a high paying job.  My husband works for a company with the union, and firing employees for anything that would have gotten them fired from any other job is near impossible.  The workers that don't deserve an increase in pay routinely are awarded for nothing, and receive a salary that is far above what they deserve.  Yet employees that truly deserve raises and bonuses are constricted by the rules, and don't get the recognition they deserve.  There is a reason that many businesses are opting not to have the union involved with their company, it doesn't make sense business-wise.
1044921
to certain a certain roles to business according to business demands and industry,to contribute to the employer in the way to achieve the success of company vision
804199
Workers are protected under the Labor Laws.  There are standards of work conditions and security of employment.
1121563
National Labor Union and Knights of Labor  I think.
503087
Unions unfortunately have become Major political movements.  My brother in law is an electrician in NJ and was FORCED to campaign for Korzine when he was running for govern er.  Unions look out for themselves at the expense of everyone else.  They bully many companies and force them to hire union only labor.  Try building an office building and not use Union labor.  If you manage to be successful I can guarantee that the local union will put out a call for people to boycott your business.  \n\nNJ is the worst state in the Union (no pun intended) when it comes to Union corruption and control.  \n\nAnd to the retired teamster who seems to think that Unions keep jobs here, you could not be more wrong.  The high cost of paying union workers for many jobs (see factory jobs) forced companies to undertake the monumental cost of moving them overseas.
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It all depends on what industry your in and country.\n\nBut if you are UK based:-\nUNISON - Health Care/Social Work/Nursing\nTransport and General Workers - Bus Drivers/Professional Drivers (the best one to go with)\nGMB\n\nOther industries have their own unions as well
200840
Well organizational culture are the shared beliefs, expectations, values, norms, and work routines that influence they way in which individuals within an organization interact with each other. A leader can maintain a healthy culture by promoting socializing (which can be done though company events such as parties, contests) having and promoting good values (by showing that hard work won't go unnoticed) building in traditions or stories into the compies atmosphere, like how the company was founded. These are some ways, although there are many things that can be done.
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Professional Employer Organization
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1. It shows the people in the union how powerful they can be when they work together.\n\n2. It is perceived as a direct threat to the companies management and profitability.\n\n3. Our government now in the USA is extremely Pro business and is against anything Big business is against.
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sociologists could look at labor unions for engineers and study their relationships with their coworkers, employers and their position in the system at large. Also they could look at the field of engineering itself, and determine how the system operates and what effect this has on the workers in the system.
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the company's first responsibility is to the shareholders/owners\na company must make profit and be competitive to survive\nyes there are lots of people in the US that need jobs but most are not willing to work for as low of a wage as other people in the world are\nif you want to blame somebody for outsourcing blame union greed\nthis is a global economy, the US needs to adapt
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Union busting is as old as the industrial age. Closing factories and retail outlets to break unions has been common since the end of the nineteenth century. Closing a store is a lot less expensive to a company like Wal-Mart than letting a union be established.\n\nIt is too bad that here in the United States the Unions have an adversarial relationship with management. In many countries Unions work with management and not against them—it is one of the secrets of Japan's success. \n\nIt is clear that here in the United States the distribution of wealth within most companies is enormously unfair. With executives making hundreds of millions of dollars in salary and perks while the average worker is not making a living wage--something is very wrong with this formula. \n\nThis is probably a great time for Unions to revive. This time they must keep the crooks away and work with management and the government. There is clearly a need for organized labor in America and I am a conservative and have served in senior management positions.