THE PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST

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THE PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST

• THE BENEFITS OF LABOR UNIONS AMONG UNITED STATES
  WORKERS

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AIM CAN LABOR UNIONS BENEFIT WORKERS?

• Can unions provide the vehicle for change?
• Identifying A Social Problem.
  
• Can higher wages and benefits affect workers
  economically, politically and socially?

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QUESTIONS (Social Problems)

• Do Non-union workers earn lower wages?
• Does union activity aid in understanding
  governmental policy?
• Does union membership help or hamper a workers
  ability to access needed health care?
• Are there other benefits to be gained through
  union membership?

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GATHERING EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM

• How Do We Obtain Information In Order To Answer
  Theses Questions?

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INFORMATION SOURCES FOR UNIONS AND EMPLOYMENT
FACTS

• UFT NY TEACHER
• U.S. Dept. of Labor statistics bureau
• New York State Dept. of Labor
• AFL-CIO
• National Labor Relations Board
• Journal of Labor Relations

• Labors Heritage
• IBEW Journal and Media Relations Dept.
• Eugene V. Debs Home Museum
• A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum Gallery
• http//www.mgbgs.com

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ARE THERE REASONS WHY WORKERS WOULD OR WOULD NOT
BELONG TO UNIONS?

• Do workers know enough about unions?
• What are government policies towards union?
• What are company policies toward unions?
• What is the History of unions in this country?

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EXISTING PUBLIC POLICIES

• PRO-UNION
• Wagner Act,1935 National Labor Relations Act
• -right to organize bargain collectively

• ANTI-UNION
• Taft-Hartley Act
• - prohibited closed shop
• - abolished checkoff system

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EVALUATING PUBLIC POLICIES

• Advantages of Wagner Act 1935
• 1.________________2.________________3.____________
  ____4.________________5.________________6.________
  ________7.________________

• Disadvantages of Wagner Act 1935
• 1.________________2.________________3.____________
  ____4.________________5.________________6.________
  ________7.________________

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EVALUATING PUBLIC POLICIES II

• Advantages Taft-Hartley Act 1947
• 1.________________2.________________3.____________
  ____4.________________5.________________6.________
  ________7.________________

• Disadvantages Taft-Hartley Act 1947
• 1.________________2.________________3.____________
  ____4.________________5.________________6.________
  ________7.________________

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EVALUATING PUBLIC POLICIES
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HOW CAN WE HELP DEVELOP DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO
THESE POLICIES?

• POSSIBLE WAYS.
• Write letters to politicians
• Invite unions to speak on solutions
• Campaign for or against bills
• Petition corporations

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LARGEST U.S. LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

• 1. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  1,891,000
• 2.National Education Association
  1,684,000
• 3. United Automobile Workers
  1,357,000
• 4.United Food and Commercial Workers
  1,300,000
• 5. United Steel Workers
  1,238,000
• 6. Am. Fed. Of State, County, Municipal Wks.
  1,098,000
• 7. International Brotherhood of Electrical Wks
  1,041,000
• 8. United Brotherhood of Carpenters
  784,000
• 9. International Association of Machinists
  754,000
• 10. Service Employees International Union
  650,000

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SELECT THE BEST SOLUTION OR ANSWER TO THE TOPIC

• THINGS YOU HAVE DONE IN THIS SEARCH.
• 1. Studied questions about benefits of union
  membership
• 2. Gathered Evidence
• 3. Identified Reasons
• 4. Evaluated Policies

• THINGS YOU MUST DO TO ARRIVE AT SOLUTIONS.
• 1. Develop public policy solutions
• 2. Select the best solutions to the issue at hand.

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THE PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST