Pros And Cons Of The National Labor Union

1. I my opinion, some of the major pros and cons of unions today are as follows: the pros to union membership, higher wages, and representation in discipline/discharges cases, greater job security, better health care, pension, and paid time-off benefits. On the other hand, the cons of union membership are union dues, fewer individual rewards based on performance and higher personnel costs reduce competitive position and less flexible work rules.

2. The name of three national labor unions that I’m aware are, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the United Auto Workers (UAW) The general work activities of IAFF provides fire fighters and paramedics with the tools they need

On April 20, 1914, Colorado militia and thugs hired as strikebreakers, they staged a well-planned attack. They massacred 20 men, women, and small children in the tent colony.

9. After the Civil War, labor union struggled with cheap labor and eroding power for high wages was a problem. In fact, the National Labor Union encouraged freed slaves to unionize, however, were not allowed to join the NLU. The relationship between whites and blacks deteriorated because of discrimination and low-paying jobs. African Americans worked together to create their own unions such as, The Maryland Freedom Union (MFU) and the Mississippi Freedom Labor (MFL). The defeat is that union workers are losing their jobs and left unprepared for the new high skilled labor

In the 1900s, women enjoyed much success in the garment industry.

Chapter 3- Review Questions Page 115

1. President Kennedy’s 1962 Executive Order that first allowed public employee’s the right o join a union and the many similar states and local that followed. All three levels of government have two roles as it relates to collective bargaining: in the private sector as creator and protector of collective bargaining rights and in the public sector as employer. The federal government via National Labor Relation Boards, state government through State Boards or Labor Departments or through the appropriate courts to employer and employee will be addressing labor concerns.

2. The government saw collective bargaining as a threat to the sovereignty document. Because the government refuses to share decision-making authority with employees, they were afraid it would affect the way government provides services and the amount those would cost the taxpayer.

3. Public sector employees’ cannot be disciplined, demoted, or fired unless there is a “cause,” such as, the violation of work rules, dishonesty or poor performances. Private sector employees’ are “at-will” employees’ and may fired for reason other than race, gender, and exercising rights by law such workers’