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Field Guide To Union Leadership

MAIN TOPICS

Introduction

The Basics

Operating the Union

Contract Administration

Organizing

Building Trades and
Other Organizations

Labor Law

Politics and Government

Useful Information

Education

References

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Site Map

Introduction

About This Field Guide

	Technical Notes
	Contact Information

The Basics

Understanding the Union Mission

Overview of Basic Worker Rights

Labor Agreements

	Negotiating a new agreement
	Bargaining Obligations

Help with Record Keeping

	Fiduciary Responsibilities in General
	Maintaining Accurate Financial Records
	Per Capita Reports
	Department of Labor Reports

Tax Records

	Employer Identification Number (EIN)
	Payments

Operating The Union

Office Administration

	Employment Policies
	Hiring Staff
	Mailing and Shipping Information

Insurance

	General Liability
	Auto Liability
	Workers Compensation
	Unemployment Insurance
	Office Services

Financial Procedures

	Bank Accounts
	Statements
	Monthly Reports
	Expenses
	Assets and Liabilities
	Budgeting
	Record Retention Periods
	Bonding
	Tax Forms
	Audits

Department of Labor Requirements

	Office of Labor Management Standards
	LM Reports

Political Fund Raising

Public Relations

	Working with Local Media Contacts
	Advertising

Membership Issues

	Union Security Agreements
	Non-member Dues Calculations
	Right to Work Laws
	Hiring Halls
	Running a Union Meeting
	Duty of Fair Representation
	By-Laws
	Local Union Election Procedures

Contract Administration

Grievance Procedures and Arbitration

	Union Stewards
	Weingarten Rights
	Establishing a Grievance Tracking System

Negotiations

	Establishing a Bargaining Committee
	Basic Procedure
	Information for Bargaining
	Duty to Bargain
	What is impasse?
	Problems reaching agreement that are not considered impasse
	Subjects of Bargaining
	Methods of Wage Determination for Bargaining
	Costing
	Contract Language

Project Labor Agreements

	Executive Order Banning PLA's (PDF file)
	National Maintenance Agreement

Successor Employers

Alter Ego Employers

Bankruptcy Law

Jurisdiction Issues

	Settlements

Requests for Information

Organizing

Union Membership Chart (Word document)

Organizing Overview

Running an Organizing Campaign

	Salting
	Special Problems in Organizing
	Internal Organizing

Research on Workers’ Right to Organize

Building Trades and Other Organizations

Indiana Building Trades Councils

Indiana Central Labor Councils

State AFL-CIO

National AFL-CIO

Community Organizations

	Labor Affiliates
	Building Coalitions
	Business Issues

Labor Law

Safety and Health

	Basic Health and Safety Rights
	Hazard Recognition
	Hazard Communication Standard
	Types of Hazards
	Right to Know About Hazards

Prevailing Wage

	Overview (Word document)
	Davis Bacon
	Indiana's Common Wage Law
	Research on Prevailing Wage Laws

Equal Employment

	Immigration Legal Services
	Union Outreach to Women Construction Workers

Labor Relations

	National Labor Relations Act
	Union Elections
	Unfair Labor Practices

Miscellaneous

	LMRDA
	Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
	Family and Medical Leave Act (PowerPoint presentation)

Specific Union Tactics

	Picketing and Handbilling
	Union Solicitation

Politics and Government

Union Voting Patterns (PowerPoint presentation)

Federal Information

Basic Structure

	State Information

Economic Development

	Local Economic Development Corporations
	Indiana Community Development Foundations

Useful Information - How to Get it

What's going on in your jurisdiction?

Estimating Union Market Share (Word document)

Industry Data Sources

	Federal Statistics
	State and Local Statistics

How to Research on the Web

Education

Labor History

The Open Shop Movement (Word document)

The Legacy of the Business Roundtable

Economics

References

Site Map

Where To Get More Help

Labor Resources on the Web