Ch$.15.$ Labor Relations

$1.$ Understand the characteristics of craft union and industrial union. Read the chapter to know the

differences between them.

$2.$ Understand AFL$-$CIO.

$3.$ Understand factors associated with the decline in union membership in the U$.$S$.$

$4.$ Explain the impact of unions on company performance.

$5.$ Understand the terms like checkoff provision, closed ship, union shop, agency shop, maintenance

provision, and right$-$to$-$work laws.

$6.$ Understand unfair labor practices by employers.

$7.$ Understand the basic ideas $($not detailed information$)$ of laws affecting labor relations: NLRA,

Taft$-$Hartley Act, and Landrum$-$Griffin Act.

$8.$ Describe the role of NLRB$.$

$9.$ In regards to union strategies, describe associate union membership and corporate campaigns.

$10.$ Regarding alternatives to work stoppages, distinguish among mediation, arbitration, and fact

finder.

$11.$ Describe grievance procedure.