CULTUREUnited States of America - Social dialogue
COLLECTIVE REPRESENTATION
Trade union freedom
there are legal provisions protecting trade union freedom. It is illegal under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to restrict freedom of association.
For public sector workers, any employee from any industry is eligible to join a union (except members of the defence forces).
Law or regulations governing these matters: The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.
Collective agreements
Collective agreements are an acceptable way of negotiation in the U.S. The right to collective agreements is covered by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Section 104.
There are collective agreements for each sector. All sectors have the choice of collective or individual agreements.
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There are service organizations that are not-for-profit entities engaged in social dialogue regarding the arts.
These include:
- Theatre Communications Group www.tcg.org
- American Symphony Orchestra League www.symphony.org
- Dance/USA www.danceusa.org
- Opera America www.operaamerica.org
- American Association of Museums www.aam-us.org
- Fractured Atlas: www.fracturedatlas.org
- Alliance of Artists Communities www.artistcommunities.org
- Alternate ROOTS www.alternateroots.org
- National Association of Artists’ Organization www.naao.net
- Community Arts Network www.communityarts.net
- National Association of Media Arts and Culture www.namac.org
- Asian American Arts Alliance, www.aaartsalliance.org
- Atlatl — the National Service Organizations for Native American Arts www.atlatl.org
- The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture www.nalac.org
Status of such bodies: Public, not-for-profit organizations.
Mediation and/or appeals
There are bodies for mediation and/or appeals. The American Arbitration Association (www.adr.org) is a non-profit organization that is a provider of conflict management and dispute resolution services.
The National Arbitration Forum (www.arb-forum.com) also provides arbitration and mediation services.
Status of such bodies: the American Arbitration Association is an independent, not-for-profit, public service organization. The National Arbitration Forum is a private company.
Source : Theatre Communications Group
U.S. Center of the International Theatre Institute
www.tcg.org
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