Employee relations week 2

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definition of trade union
‘A continuous association of wage earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their working lives.’ (Sidney and Beatrice Webb, 1920)
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one role of the trade unions
collective bargaining – they provide legal assitance – when employees have issues in the workplace
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second role of trade union
services to individual members- • representation in discipline and grievance matters, provision of other benefits
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2 other roles of trade union
-Legal Assistance - Lobbying at local, national and international levels
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2 kinds of trade union structures
Turner (1962) distinguished between ‘open’ and ‘closed’ unions based on their strategy for recruitment and consolidating the powers of the membership
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open unions
increasing the range of members and expand recruitment into new areas- they don’t recruit in specific areas
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closed unions
concentrate on the expansion of job controls, status and wages for groups of workers within demarcated areas of skill. – job controls e.g. status, work groups e.g. teachers
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multi unionism in britain
The evolution of the British union movement has resulted in a complex structure in which unions often compete for members based around the same or similar job territories, and within the same industries and workplaces
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an example of multi unionism
the fact that unions compete for members in the workplace - e.g. uni of surrey negotiate with ucu
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implication of multi unionism
‘Compared with most other European unions the number is enormous and the sheer complexity of negotiating arrangements in Britain is almost incomprehensible in Britain.’ (Millward, 1992: 77)
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what is a shop steward
– you get elected from employees who what you represent their ideas- you tell your union the complaints of the employees and then you will feedback information back to the employees
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for example...
students elect their course rep
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role of the shop steward.... (4)
management, membership, local union branch, shop stewards comittees
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industrial action includes......
any temporary suspension of normal working arrangements initiated by employees (whether through their union or not), or management, with the aim of exerting pressure within the collective bargaining process
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for example....
– E.G. WE WANT BETTER QUALITY TEACHING – THIS IS YOUR IGHT AS A STUDENT SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION
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For those who emphasise the critical role played by industrial action in shaping the employment relationship: (grunfield)
‘It is only the ultimate power of trade union officials and their rank and file members to disrupt production, services or the conduct of an enterprise by the withdrawal of labour which prevents the managerial regime from becoming mere paternalism.’
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industrial action - another theorist
‘Collective bargaining have little meaning were it not for the possibility of a strike, with attendant losses on both sides, since there would be little pressure on the parties to modify their positions to reach agreements.’ (Kornhauser et al)
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one example of industrial action
Unorganised individual forms of action – when people don’t turn up for work
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another example of industrial action
Organised collective forms of action – • Withdrawal of co-operation - When you stop co-operating in the workplace e.g strike
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conflict in organisation
Conflict is the disagreement which exists between parties – industrial action shows this disagreement
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2 types of conflict in organisation
Cognitive/functional conflict and affective/ dysfunctional conflict
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congnitive/ functional conflict definition
Positive disagreement which improves decision making – a positive outcome is reached and better things happen because of that
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affective/ dysfunctional conflict
Negative conflict which is personal and impedes decision making
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SECTOR shift - primary
This involves the extraction of resources directly from the Earth, this includes farming, mining and logging. They do not process the products at all. They send it off to factories to make a profit
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sector shift - secondary
This group is involved in the processing products from primary industries. This includes all factories—those that refine metals, produce furniture, or pack farm products such as meat.
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sector shift - tertiary
This group is involved in the provision of services. They include teachers, managers and other service providers
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sector shift- Quaternary
This group is involved in the research of science and technology. They include scientists
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2 reasons for trade union decline
1. Reduction in the number of large workplaces that were trade union heartlands - coal mines, steel works, and car factories 2. Male manual work - both skilled and unskilled - has been in inexorable decline
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another reason for trade union decline...
Growth in white collar work and female participation so Lesser tradition of trade union membership
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another reason for trade union decline...
Parts of the public sector were contracted out and many public services run down
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what is the central common concept in theories of ‘new forms of work organisation’ and ‘high involvement management’.
Direct employee participation
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example of direct employee participation (• these are all mechanisms to give voice to their employees)
• Job enrichment • Teamwork • Quality circles • Staff meeting • Briefing group • Suggestion scheme • Newsletter • Staff survey
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union participation
Increasing wage levels, job security, training provision and working conditions Accused by employers for increasing labour market inflexibility and hindering productivity
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direct participation
Improved employee relations Increased employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment Real voice mechanism or ideological manipulation?
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one role of the trade unions

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collective bargaining – they provide legal assitance – when employees have issues in the workplace

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second role of trade union

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2 other roles of trade union

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2 kinds of trade union structures

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