The ILO (International Labour Organization) defines a company (yellow) union as A union limited to a single company which dominates or strongly influences it, thereby limiting its influence.[1Yellow unions were actually outlawed in the US in 1935, but they were and are still common in many other countries. Some labour organisations are accused by rival unions of behaving like yellow unions if they are seen as having too close and cordial a relationship with the employer, even though they may be recognised in their respective jurisdictions as bona fide trade unions. Yellow unions are located within and run by a company (they are generally invited by the employer to break the organized power of workers), and are not affiliated to an independent trade union. In most companies where yellow unions exist, organized workers cannot act against them because they are afraid of losing their jobs. As the yellow union members can actually decide who keeps or loses his job, workers begin to feel that there is no trade union that can be trusted. Yellow union supporters claim they are more efficient in responding to worker grievances than independent trade unions. They say the latter do not necessarily have the companys best interests at heart and that yellow unions are designed to resolve disputes within the framework of maximum organizational profitability. PACT is a Yellow union, plain and simple. The company knows his and when asked, using this term, the answer you get may surprise you.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0000
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