Unionization in the US: Historical Perspectives on Growth, Decline, and Management, Slides of Law

Download Unionization in the US: Historical Perspectives on Growth, Decline, and Management and more Slides Law in PDF only on Docsity! HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Docsity.com Union Growth and Decline • 1897 - 1905 – Increase from 3.5% - 12.3% • 1905 - 1915 – Stayed at about 10-11% • 1915 - 1921 – Increase from 11.2% - 19.6% • 1922- 1933 • Decrease from 19% - 11.8% • 1934 - WWII – Increased from about 11.8% to 21.8% Docsity.com Recent Years • Slight uptick Year % Workers Un. Members % Workers Un. Represent. No. Union Members (1,000’s) No. Workers Rpst. (1000’s) 2005 12.5% 13.7% 15,685 17,223 2006 12.0% 13.1% 15,359 16,860 2007 12.1% 13.3% 15,670 17,243 2008 12.4% 13.7% 16,098 17,761 Docsity.com Historical Influences on U.S. Unionism • Strong Management and Employers • Law and Government Policy • Inability of Unions to Stay Organized Docsity.com Labor History: An Overview • Knights of Labor – 1869 - 1890 – Fast Rise and Decline • Industrial Workers of the World – 1905-1920 – class consciousness Docsity.com Management Practices (cont.) • 1950’s – 70’s – Private Sector • Bifurcated IR system – union and nonunion • Stability – Public Sector • Development of collective bargaining systems modeled on private sector – Limitations on strike and Arbitration as strike substitute – 1980s: Recession, globalization, pro-management labor relations policy Docsity.com Management Practices (continued) • 1980’s – business cycle and pro-employer labor policies – Private unionized sector • Movement toward extremes in collective bargaining – Cooperation and workplace change – Conflict and deunionization – Traditional relationships – some concession bargaining • Private nonunion sector – Growing as percentage of labor force – Union avoidance • Evolution of the law • Union avoidance industry Docsity.com Management Practices (cont.) – 1990’s • General prosperity and stability in labor policies • focus on employment security, alternative work arrangements, increased union avoidance, joint partnerships – 2000- • Economic slowdown in ’00-03 period • Retrenchment in unionized sectors – Manufacturing • Global competition • Health care • Legacy costs – Government • Tax cuts Docsity.com