January 2016
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
20h 58m
English
4 Discuss the role of labor unions in setting compensation.
Since the passage of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA), the federal government requires private-sector employers to enter into good-faith negotiations with workers over the terms of employment. Workers join unions to influence employment-related decisions, especially when they are dissatisfied with job security, wages, benefits, and supervisory practices.
The purpose of this act was to remove barriers to free commerce and to restore equality of bargaining power between employees and employers. Employers denied workers the rights to bargain collectively with them on such issues as wages, work hours, and working conditions. ...