Labor, Employment and Wages. Chapter 9
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1 Labor, Employment and Wages Chapter 9
2 The Unit 3 Test Thursday for periods 2 and 4; Friday for period 7 Chapters 7-9 and 16 (100 points possible) 60 multiple choice and 4 short answer questions Approximately multiple choice per chapter including some calculations 1 short answer per chapter Notebooks will be graded IN CLASS before you take the test. Special schedule on Thursday due to the Disaster Drill 2 nd period. 70 minute class periods so we will start immediately when the bell rings.
3 SECTION 1 What Determines Wages? Supply and Demand in the Labor Market Supply and demand can be used to analyze how we determine the price of a resource (factor of production), such as labor. In this market, the people who demand labor are employers and the people who supply labor are employees. The price of labor is called the wage rate. The demand curve for labor slopes downward. Employers will be willing and able to hire more people at lower wage rates than at higher wage rates. In contrast, the supply curve for labor slopes upward. More people will be willing and able to work at higher wage rates than at lower wage rates.
4 Supply and Demand Determine Wages The demand for labor The supply of labor
5 How the Equilibrium Wage Rate Is Established The equilibrium wage rate is the wage at which the quantity demanded of labor equals the quantity supplied of labor. When the quantity supplied of labor is greater than the quantity demanded, there is a surplus of labor and wage rates fall. Quantity supplied of labor > Quantity demanded of labor = a surplus of labor A surplus of labor = wage rates fall When the quantity demanded of labor is greater than the quantity supplied, there is a shortage of labor and wage rates rise. Quantity demanded of labor > Quantity supplied of labor = a surplus of labor A shortage of labor = wage rates rise
6 Finding the Equilibrium Wage Rate Wages settle at the point where demand and supply meet, or at the equilibrium wage rate.
7 Why Do Some People Earn More than Others? Wage rate = how much a person earns on an hourly basis Wage rates may differ because The supply of different types of labor is not the same. The demand for different types of labor is not the same. Average hourly earning of workers in different industries Construction = $18.95 Manufacturing = $15.74 Financial activities = $17.13 Leisure and hospitality = $8.76 Business and professional services = $17.20
8 Are Money Benefits the Only Thing That Matters? A higher income is not the only thing that matters to people. Other influences include coworkers, distance between home and work, hours worked per week, and vacation time. Benefits in a job = Monetary benefits (income) + Nonmoney benefits Each of us needs to make a decision as to what is important to us when choosing a job
9 The Demand for a Good and Wage Rates If demand for a product decreases, then demand for employees to produce that product will also decrease. Derived demand is demand that is the result of some other demand.
10 What Will You Earn? Wage rates for different occupations vary. Your wage rate (and salary) will depend on a number of things. One is the demand for your labor services. Two factors will make the demand for your labor services high: The demand for the good you produce. Your productivity. Your productivity can be influenced by many factors, such as natural ability, effort, quality and length of education and training. Demand is not the only factor influencing your potential earnings. The supply of qualified people also helps determine wages. High wages are the result of high demand combined with low supply.
11 Occupational Outlook
12 Government and the Minimum Wage The minimum wage law is a federal law that specifies the lowest hourly wage rate that can be paid to workers. This law was originally passed during the Great Depression. At that time, it established a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour. As of 2009, the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Individual states can set their minimum wage higher than the federal rate. The minimum wage rate may be higher or lower than the equilibrium wage rate for a particular area or occupation. When Congress changes the minimum wage, it may have the unintended effect of increasing unemployment because employers will be willing and able to hire fewer workers.
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14 Two Types of Wages: Money and Real Measuring a person s wage rate in terms of money gives us the person s money wage, or nominal wage. We usually refer to this rate as a dollar amount per hour, such as $9 per hour. Measuring a person s wage rate in terms of what it buys gives us the person s real wages. A person s money wage can rise while his or her real wage falls. This happens when the price of goods and services increases more than wages. Real wage is more important than money wage because it measures what we can do with the money wage we receive.
15 The government measures the average price of the variety of goods that people usually buy. This average price is called a price index. One well-known index is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI is computed annually. You can find your real wage for a given year by dividing your money wage by the CPI. Suppose you made $7 per hour last year, and the CPI was 120. Your real wage last year was 5.8 percent of one unit of a composite good. Now suppose you have received a promotion and you are making $9 per hour this year. But the CPI has also risen; this year it is 170. Your real wage this year is 5.3 percent of one unit of a composite good. Even though your wages increased from $7 to $9 per hour, your real wage decreased from 5.8 percent to 5.3 percent.
16 Two Types of Wages Even though your money wage increased this year, your real wage decreased because the average cost of the CPI basket of goods increased by such a large amount.
17 SECTION 2 Labor and Government Regulation Some Practices of Labor Unions A labor union is an organization that seeks to increase its members wages and improve its members working conditions. To obtain higher pay for its members, a labor union can try to increase demand for its labor, decrease supply for its labor, or both. A labor union might use advertising to try to increase demand for the work that its members perform.
18 A labor union might try to decrease the labor supply because the fewer people qualified to perform a job, the more those people can demand in wages. In the past, unions supported closed shops. These were organizations that hired only union members. Today, closed shops are illegal. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 made closed shops illegal. The Taft-Hartley Act also gave states the right to pass right-towork laws. These state laws prohibit employers from requiring employees to join a union as a condition of employment. Twenty-five states have passed right-to-work laws. California is not a right-to-work state!
19 The union shop is legal in many states. A union shop is an organization that requires employees to join the union within a certain period after being hired. Approximately 12.5 percent of all workers are members of unions. Labor unions work by gaining control over the supply of labor. Union members can pressure an employer to meet its demand by calling a strike. When members call a strike, they agree to stop working until the employer agrees to do whatever the union has demanded. Typical union demands ask for increased wages, increased benefits, or decreased hours.
20 Unions Effects on Union and Nonunion Wages Unions can have an interesting effect on both union and nonunion wages. If a union is able to command higher wages, the employer will seek to reduce its number of employees. Employees who are fired will join the nonunion labor market, thereby creating a greater supply of labor. This will cause the wages of nonunion employees to dip, creating an even larger gap between union and nonunion wages.
21 Two Views of Labor Unions The traditional view is that labor unions are an obstacle to establishing reasonable work standards. Thus, companies that employ union labor are less competitive. A newer view states that the labor union is a valuable collective voice for its members. Some evidence shows that union firms have a higher rate of productivity. Productivity may increase because union members have a voice and feel more secure in their work.
22 A Brief History of the Labor Movement The Knights of Labor had approximately 800,000 members by This group welcomed anyone who worked for a living. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) grew to 5 million skilled labor members in In the early days, unions were considered illegal conspiracies, and union leaders were regularly prosecuted and sued. In 1842, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts ruled that unions were not illegal, but that certain practices were.
23 In the early 1900s, court orders called injunctions were used against labor unions to prevent strikes. The passage of the Norris-LaGuardia Act in 1932 limited the use of injunctions. It declared that workers should be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers in choosing their union representatives. In 1938, John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers left the AFL and formed the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The CIO successfully unionized the steel, rubber, textile, meatpacking, and automobile industries.
24 In 1955, the AFL and CIO merged. The Landrum-Griffin Act was passed in 1959 with the intent of policing the internal affairs of labor unions. Public employee unions grew in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. These unions comprised employees of local, state, and federal governments, such as police officers and firefighters.
25 Government Regulation The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) protects workers against occupational injuries and illnesses. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) specifies minimum standards for potentially unsafe products. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the amount of pollution businesses can emit into the air or rivers. There are both benefits and costs to any government regulation. Benefits may include cleaner air and streams. Costs may include money spent installing pollution control equipment.
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