1. Organized Labor

2. Union
An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interest; a labor union

3. Why Organized Labor? Collective Bargaining Protect Workers Rights
Unions bargain for contracts on behalf of its members
Strength in numbers…they can’t fire us all!
Except Air Traffic Controllers (1980’s) and Baseball Umpires (1990’s)
Many were fired for going on strike!!
Protect Workers Rights
Wages
Working hours
Working conditions
Benefits

4. Why Organized Labor? If Collective Bargaining doesn’t work
Strike—Union members refuse to work until a fair contract is agreed upon
Lockout—Management refuses to allow union members into work until certain conditions are met

5. History of Organized Labor
Labor unions of many kinds date back to the early 1800’s
Very scattered, not influential, dissolved quickly
I880’s…a few major labor unions began to grow in numbers and power
Fighting between them increased
1886…major unions joined together to create the AFL (American Federation of Labor)
Considered to be the first real Labor Union in the U.S.
Consisted of only “skilled” members from various areas of the trades (steel workers, iron workers, etc)

6. History of Organized Labor
Wagner Act of 1935
A.K.A. - The National Labor Relations Act
Protected rights of workers to form unions
Established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…created to investigate unfair business practices
Other unions form
Several unions form during the 1930’s
Auto Workers, Electrical Workers, Rubber Workers
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
Created in 1938
Large union consisting of smaller unions mentioned above
Main rival of the AFL

7. Labor History Timeline

10. The Progressive Era

14. Progress and the New Challenges 1969 - 2000

15. Organized Labor Today AFL and CIO Merged in 1955 Teamsters Union
Consists of 54 smaller unions
Several million members
Teamsters Union
Started as a small part of the AFL-CIO
Was kicked out in 1957, rejoined in 1985, broke away again in 2005
Strong ties to organized crime (Jimmy Hoffa)
Declining in numbers today
Fewer manufacturing jobs
Some unions still very strong
Teachers
Auto Workers
Carpenters
Electrical Workers

16. Established in 1968
Its mission is to eliminate coercive union power and compulsory unionism abuses through strategic litigation, public information, and education programs.
Every American to work for a living without being compelled to belong to a union.
Taft-Hartley Act

17. Right To Work States

18. NHL Lockout Finally Ends
Major Arguments
How to fund player pensions
Cap length of player contracts
How to set player salary cap
Economic Impact - Nashville
Predators games pump $91 million a year into spending at downtown businesses, study says
Sales at surrounding restaurants are down 5% to 12%
Local hotel gets 40 to 45 rooms booked from visiting teams
$410 million in job creation and spending