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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN USA
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introduction
Industrial relation
Management:- labour cost ,productivity and profitability.
Workers and representatives:-high wages and benefits,safe working conditions and a voice in the workplace
In usa, industrial relation governed by national labour relations act 1935
Growth of industrial relation system
Collective bargaining
Strike(boston telephone strike 1912) telephone rates inc but telephone operators salary half of that of govt clerk
Right to organise granted by usa constitution: growth of trade union and free bargaining
Trade union organisation
Pyramidical manner
Local unions
Intermediate bodies at regional or industry level
National unions
Labour unions developed
Ownership rights in jobs
Inc job security
Two imp central organisations
AFL (american federation of labour)1886
Founder :-samuel gompers
1st nd largest federation of unions in usa
The federation of organized trades nd labour unions merged to form AFL
Craft union and not industrial union emphasis
Conservative as didn’t challenge capitalism
Improvements in working conditions
Major activities of usa unions
Represents members of collective agreements
Negotiations over employment relationship
Joint decision with management