Does a trade union have the right to demand wage/salary information from its members?
Does a trade union have the right to demand wage/salary information from its members? Does it have the right to use this information to set standards on who can join and who is excluded from joining? I'm asking because of a trade group my mother used to belong to...one that is attempting to lock out a segment of the industry.
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In a Skilled Trade (aka Craft) Union (like Ironworkers, Boilermakers, etc), the Union is the one who actually sets the wages with the company as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Apprentices make a % of Journeyman scale wage. All Journeymen make the same per hour wage. If a company chooses to elevate a worker to pusher or foreman they add a few cents more to that scale. General Foreman & Superintendent wages are negotiated separately.
I think you are referring to an Industry Union (like Teachers, Airline Pilots, etc). I have no experience with those Unions.
There is a big difference between those two types of Unions.
A trade union by nature wouldn't have to demand wage/salary information from its members--the union was probably the one that got those wages in a contract.
The rest of your question doesn't make any sense--I guess you would have give more details.
To the info., - Yes, they can't function without it.
To the use, - Depends on how they make the exclusions.
The trade union would get that kind of information from management. Members are under no obligation after all it is your Union.
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