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| Labor and Worker Protection Laws. Involved Skilled Workers only. Merged with CIO in 1955 |
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| Semi-skilled workers and Unskilled also |
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| Became legal for workers to organize |
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| National Labor Relations Act |
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| Right of employees to form, join, assist labor orgs; bargain collectively with employers; employer's duty to deal in good faith with unions |
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| Labor-Management Relations Act |
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| Expanded union activities; employers free speech prior to union elections; pres can seek injunction against strike |
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| Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act |
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| Fight union corruption, regulate internal affairs, rights of union members. Regular union elections by secret ballot; no ex-cons or communists hold union office; union officals accountable for union funds and property |
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| Covers railroad and airline employees |
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| National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) |
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| 5 members appointed by President, confirmed by Senate. Oversees union elections, prevents employers and unions from illegal and unfair labor practices. Enforces and interprets federal labor laws. Decisions of NLRB are enforceable in Court |
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| The act of negotiating contract terms between an employer and the members of a union |
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| Collective Bargaining Agreement |
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| Resulting contract from a collective bargaining procedure. Employer and union must negotiate in good faith, no take it or leave it proposals. |
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| Compulsory subjects of collective bargaining |
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| Wages, hours, fringe benefits, health benefits, retirement plans, work assignments, safety rules. No illegal subjects like closed shops or discrimination |
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| Union Security Agreements-Union Shop |
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| Employee must join union within a certain number of days after being hired. |
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| Union Security Agreements-Agency Shop |
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| Employees do not have to be union members but must pay an agency fee to the union |
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| Union Security Agreement-Closed shops |
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| An establishment where union membership is a condition of employment. ILLEGAL under the Taft-Hartley Act |
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| Cross over and Replacement Workers |
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Crossover-person who does not honor strike by either choosing not to or returning to work after joining strikers for a time.
Replacement worker "scab"- worker who is hired on a temporary or on a permanent basis to take the place of a striking worker. |
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| Violent strikes, sit-down strikes, partial or intermittent strikes, Wildcat strikes, Strikes during the 60-day cooling off period, Strikes in violation of a no-strike clause |
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| Secondary Boycott Picketing |
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| Type of picketing where unions try to bring pressure against an employer by picketing his or her suppliers or customers. Lawful if picket product, illegal if picket neutral employer |
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| gives union members equal rights for voting, nominating... Free speech, assembly, due process, initiate judicial or admin action. Discipline for walking off job in nonsanctioned strike, working for wages below scale, spying for employer, other unauthorized activities |
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| Workers Compensation Acts |
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| Compensates if injured in connection with their job, must prove injury in course and scope of employment. Its an exclusive remedy but employees can sue 3rd parties. |
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| Statues that protect Workers |
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| Workers' comp acts, Occupational Safety and health act (OSHA), Fair labor Standards Act, Employee Retirement income security act (ERISA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), Unemployment compensation, Social Security System, Family and Medical leave Act |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) |
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| Promotes safety in workplace, work standards like regulating hazardous chemicals and providing work environment free of hazards. OSHA can inspect these places of employment for hazards and safety violations |
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| Prohibits Child Labor, Establishes Overtime pay, Establishes minimum wage |
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| Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) |
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| Employers are not required to establish pension plans for their employees. This statute is designed to prevent fraud and other abuses associated with private pension funds. |
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| Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) |
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| Permits employees and their beneficiaries to continue their group health insurance after an employee's employment has ended. Employee must pay premium. COBRA has time limits, doesn't last forever |
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| Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986 |
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Was supposed to be a one time amnesty. Makes it unlawful for employers to hire illegal immigrants; ALMOST NEVER ENFORCED. All US employees must fill out INS Form I-9 form stating employer has inspected the employees legal qualifications to work
IF ILLEGAL IS WORKING, SOMEONE IS COMMITTING A CRIME: EITHER THE ILLEGAL ALIEN OR THE EMPLOYER |
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| WAS NOT INTENDED AS A SOLE MEANS OF SUPPORT FOR ELDERLY. Provides limited retirement and death benefits to covered employees and their dependents. Employers and employees must make contributions into the social security fund. Self-employed persons must pay Social Security taxes equal to the combined employer-employee amount. Not a savings acct: Current contributions fund current claims |
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| Unemployment Compensation |
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| Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and state laws enacted to implement the program, employers are required to pay unemployment contributions (taxes) |
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