Labor Unions

1987

a primary worker is someone who works at a lower level of secondary workers

membership and financial resources

Because "management prerogative" usually means acting without consulting workers, or acting in a way that may be detrimental to workers.

Grand Union - supermarket - was created in 1872.

it belonged to the knights of labor a union tried to organize both skilled and unskilled workers.

they hoped to bring about radical political change by organizing all workers

strike

British Canoe Union was created in 1936.

unregistered trade union is not competent to represent its member's interest in proceedings initiated under the industrial disputes act, 1947, because only an officer of a registered trade union is entitled to represent its member's interest in any proceeding under this act.

Well because back then they didn't have many job chooses that were too good, so they put up with it because a job is a job & money is money even if it is very little.

novanet- they could be replaced easily by other workers

In the past workers were made to sign a "Yellow Dog Contract", stating that they are not and would not be part of a union. Yellow Dog Contracts are now against the law in the US.

Jones traveled the country from town to town to support a wide range of labor groups.

Most union stewards are not paid by unions. Stewards are rank and file leaders of the workplace who help enforce the contract. They usually take company time to administer grievances and represent employees

Haymarket Riot

Employers can't fire an entire union because of the difficulty of replacing every worker.

because people don't agree with governmental authority

As a result of the Haymarket Square Riot, membership in the Knights of Labor declined quickly because the public associated unions with violence and radicalism.

Japanese Anarchist Federation was created in 1946.

Union organizers were often socialists and anarchists. This worried the public they would try to achieve the goals of such philosophies

To understand the answer you have to understand what lead to that important decision.

5 January 1914 To avoid the problems GM and the other automakers were facing through sit-down strikes and work slowdowns The Ford Motor Company raised its basic wage from $2.40 for a nine hour day to $5 for an eight hour day. By doing this Ford kept it's workers happy and the production line moving. The other companies were falling behind at the retail floor while Ford was setting sales records.

1936 In Flint, Michigan, United Auto Workers make effective use of the sit-down strike in a General Motors plant. Within a year, General Motors agreed to recognize the United Auto Workers as the bargaining agents for auto workers and not discriminate against union members following a year of sit-down strikes.

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set the minimum wage at 25 cents an hour, Ford was already paying over twice that. When the United Auto Workers tried to organize they made a mistake by only thinking to ask for double. The workers delayed Unionizing until the wage issue was changed to protect their current wage.

1941 The United Auto Workers were recognized by Ford Motor Company. They sign a union-shop agreement- the first in the auto industry. This differed from the agreement of GM in that it was company wide, GM had to settle at each plant.

This was at the beginning of WW2, when Ford was trying to land many government contracts. Although it wasn't a requirement, being under crontract Ford had an advantage in having a stable workforce.

So the real answer as to why Ford signed a contract was for the money.

Unions found it hard to fight government -s upported owners. (APEX)

As far as I know you must be nineteen!

Knights of Labor~apex

If you are of pensionable age (entitled to your pension) you should write to the union and ask how to claim your pension.