Carolyn Mitchell

Agenda Importance of Bargaining Unit Wagner Act and Bargaining Unit NLRB Bargaining Unit Determinations Wagner Act Experience vs. Taft-Hartley Act terms for the following: Craft or Skilled Workers Supervisors Managerial employees other than Supervisors Plant Guards Professional Employees

Agenda Cont’d Extent of Organization Coordinated Bargaining

Collective Bargaining? Process by which a union (a representative of the employees) and the employer meet and confer with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or negotiation of an agreement of any question arising there under.

Bargaining Unit? A group of employees being represented by a Union.

Importance of Bargaining Unit The bargaining unit plays a critical role in the labor relations system. Employees excluded from the unit are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and must accept conditions of employment as determined by the employer. The NLRB conducts a secret election to determines whether a union should be certified for collective bargaining.

Wagner Act and Bargaining Unit NLRB under the Wagner act, was instructed by Congress to establish appropriate bargaining units in each case. The NLRA does set out some guidelines for the board in determining the appropriate unit, and certain factors are considered by the NLRB. Under the Wagner Act, no restrictions were placed on the agency, but various factors were to be included in setting up the units in order to make the collective bargaining process effective. What happens when mutual agreements to the scope of the bargaining unit is not reached by the employers and the union.

Wagner Act vs. Taft Hartley Act Unlike the Wagner Act, the Taft-Hartley imposed several restrictions on the Boards authority to establish bargaining units. Taft-Hartley placed limitations on the NLRB authority for certain professions.

Bargaining Units Restrictions Imposed Unlike the Wagner act, Taft Hartley imposed several restrictions on the Boards, authority to establish bargaining Units and this this involved various professions such as : Craft or Skilled Workers Supervisors Plant Guards Professional Employees Extent of Organization.

Bargaining Units Restrictions Imposed Cont’ Unlike the Wagner act, Taft Hartley imposed several restrictions on the Boards, authority to establish bargaining Units and this this involved various professions such as : Plant Guards Professional Employees Extent of Organization

Coordinated Bargaining Also handled by the NLRB: Different Unions in same corporation Legality of Coordinated Bargaining

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