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Assignment: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

Learning Objectives

• Explore the role of labor unions.

• Describe the basic union structure and organized labor's strategies for a stronger movement.

• Discuss laws affecting collective bargaining.

• Summarize the formation of bargaining units and the collective bargaining process.

• Describe the grievance procedure in a union environment.

• Explain union decertification.

Internal Employee Relations.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the concept of employment at will.

• Describe the concept of discipline and summarize disciplinary action.

• Discuss employment termination of various occupational groups.

• Explain the use of ombudspersons and alternative dispute resolution.

• Describe transfers, promotions, resignations, and retirements as factors involved in internal employee relations.

1. Define employment at will. Are there legal exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine? How can employers protect themselves from wrongful discharge lawsuits? Discuss

2. What is collective bargaining? What is involved in the collective bargaining process?

Expectation:

- essay form (narrative form) no Bullet points should not to be used

- at least 1.5 - 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing

- 2 outside scholarly or professional source related to human resource management.

- APA formatting and citation should be used.

- Textbook : Title: Human Resource Management , ISBN: 9780134739724 Authors: Martocchio Publisher: Pearson Edition: 15TH 19