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Organizational Structure and Functions of Unions in Canada

Large unions have a number of organizing opportunities and launching organizing campaigns. 1) union organizers 2) regional representatives 3) chief stewards 4) bargaining delegates 5) labour representatives on staff who are responsible for identifying

(Case Study: Unionizing Information Technology Workers) Why haven’t unions been more successful in organizing IT workers? Graduate and research assistants at New York University in 2000 were granted the right to join unions, but a federal body reversed that decision in 2004. Do you think the unions would have been more successful in organizing this group than IT workers? Why or why not?

Make essay/report for organizational behavior class.  Explain and describe what is organizational behavior and why we need it; Explain implications of demographic and cultural diversity for organizational behavior; Explain the challenges of managing a multicultural workforce; Explain person–job fit and work behaviors ; explain person–organization fit and work behaviors. Describe the link between values and individual behavior ( Big five personality traits; meyers-briggs type idicator); Explain work attitudes that affect work behaviors. List the key set of behaviors that matter for organizational performance; Explain the role of motivation in determining employee performance. Explain how to increase the motivating potential of a job, understand why goals should be SMART;   *** Include real-world examples

12-4 Give reasons why unionization rates have declined in recent decades 8. (Unionization Rates) What trends have worked against the union movement during the last half century? What has happened to the effectiveness of strikes and why

Spying on union representatives or employees who are attempting to unionize is a violation of Section 8(a)(3) of the Wagner Act (NLRA).   False   True

Contrast the Knights of Labor with the AFL.

Question 6 The union-management relationship is complex, please list and explain the factors that can affect this relationship.

A works Council or Committee is composed of both employer and employees convened to discuss matters of common interest concerning a factory, plant, business policy, etc, not covered by regular trade union agreements. Which of the following cannot be considered by "works committee"? Select one: a. Sports and Health activities b. Safety and Drinking water facilities c. Wages and allowance d. Celebration and Adjustment of festivals

Part I: Suppose the firm's labor demand curve is given by: w = 60 – 0.03E where w is the hourly wage andE is the level of employment. Suppose also that the union's utility function is given by: U = w x E The marginal utility of the wage for the union is E and the marginal utility of employment is w. (a) How many workers will be employed under a monopoly union contract? (b) What wage would a monopoly union demand?

(c) Offer two ways that unions can increase worker productivity.

16-4 A City and Its Unions Robert G. Flanders Jr., the state-appointed receiver for Central Falls, RI, said his city’s declaration of bankruptcy had proved invaluable in helping it cut costs. Before the city declared bankruptcy, he said, he had found it impossible to wring meaningful concessions out of the city’s unions and retirees who were being asked to give up roughly half of the pensions they had earned as the city ran out of cash. Why does bankruptcy give the city bargaining power against its unions?

Question 10 (1 point)   Saved Quantity of Labor Supplied Wage Total Cost of Labor Marginal Cost of Labor Marginal Revenue Product 50 $10 $500 $10 $30 100 $12 $1200 X $25 150 $15 $2250 $21 $21 200 $18 $3600 $27 $18 250 $20 $5000 $28 $15   Use the labor market data for a monopsony employer above. Find the wage and quantity of labor the firm will hire. Question 10 options:   $12; 100   $25; 100   $15; 150   $21; 150

Union shops are subject to potential competition Multiple Choice Since most union members do not take strikes seriously. Because some union shop workers refuse to join the union. Since striking union members may be ordered back to work by the president. From replacement or substitute workers.

lll ll Question 3: In 2018 steel workers in America received the biggest wage increase in six years after long negotiations with the steel companies. Source: Singh, Rajesh Kumar (2018). See link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u-s-steel-union-contract- exclusive/exclusive-u-s-steel-workers-set-to-get-biggest-pay- raise-in-years-sources-idUSKCN]MQ2Q3 At the same time the price of aluminium, which is a substitute for steel, has seen a price drop in 2018 selling at below US$2000 a tonne. This is mainly due to increased supply of aluminium from China. Source: Djukanovic, Goran (2018). See link: https://aluminiuminsider.com/aluminium-year-in-review-and- what-to-expect-in-2019/ What are the effects on the equilibrium price and quantity of steel if the wages of steelworkers rise and, simultaneously, the price of aluminium falls? Draw a diagram to support your answer.

Which of these is NOT true about labor unions? 1. There are more unions jobs than non union jobs 2. They fight for better pay for their members 3. Members have to pay for membership fees 4. Many are seniority based where the longer you stay the more benefits you get