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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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
 

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