Consumers and Consumerism

Consumers and Consumerism

Chapter EightChapter Eight

The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.

S. Gompers

Labour Unions are the worst

thing that ever struck the earth

because they take away a

man’s independence.

H. Ford

MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT

Mass production organized workers into teams so that production could be faster and more efficient.

Capital and labour became separated.

Now, one person provide funds (the capitalist) and the labour (the worker) and

these two sides do not always agree

JobSecurity

WorkingCondition

WageEarners

Organized

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A labour movement

includes all the organized

activities which wage

earners undertake to improve their own working conditions.

This definition has several key points:

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How Have Labour UnionsWorked?They have worked to change the environment tomake it better for their members.

Major ActivitiesExplanation

Example

PoliticalActivities

Unions have foughtthe government tomake laws to protectthe worker or to winsome of the economiccontrol away fromemployers.

Profit Sharing

EconomicActivities

Collective bargainingfor job security,higher salaries, andbetter workingconditions.

Binding arbitration

CooperativeActivities

Working towards thesetting to ofnon-profit

organizations

Company fundeddaycare

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How did Unions Grow?

Power of the Unions

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How do Labour Unios relate to Managementdepends on one important question:

What should be the terms and condition ofemployment?

Protective LegislationProtected the workerfrom unfair working

contidions

Labour-RelationsLegisation

Give workersfreedom to organize

and outlaw unfairpractices ofemployers

CollectiveAgreementsAllows

industry and union todeal with each other.

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CollectiveAgreementsAllows

industry and union todeal with each other.

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Collective AgreementAllows industry and union to deal with

each other

Labour-RelationsLegislation

Give workers freedom To organize and

outlaws abusive practices

Of employers.

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How do modern Industries Work?

Labour Relations are twofold

1. To monitor specific day to day relations with workers about salaries and wages

2. To set work schedules or assignments, lay-offs, discipline of disputes.

3. Unions have their own way of responding to the actions of the employers. They are known as Union Negotiators

4. If negotiations between labour and management breaks down, federal or state agencies appoint a mediator to assist both sides reach an agreement.

What is a Strike?

Despite the best efforts of both labour and management, collective agreement can not be reached.

1. When this happen workers allowed to strike.

2. If resolution can not occur a binding arbitrator makes a decision that is binding and both parties must abide by it, whether they like it or not.

Government, Business and

Labo(u)r

Government, Business and

Labo(u)r

Chapter Six and SevenChapter Six and Seven