2024 – Text Book Carrell M Heavrin C 2004 Labor relations and collective bargaining Upper Saddle River N J Pearson Education

 

Text Book: Carrell, M. & Heavrin, C. (2004). Labor relations and collective bargaining. Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, Inc.

 

Question 1a

 

Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.

 

Explain two (2) areas of importance and four (4) key provisions of the following statutes. (A 2-page response is required.)

 

1. National Labor Relations Act

2. Labor-Management Relations Act

3. Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

   Question 1b

   Employee teams have generated much interest over the past few decades. (A 1-page response is required.)

 

1. What are three (3) reasons the use of employee teams has been so controversial?

2. What are five (5) pros and three (3) cons of employee teams?

   Question 1c

   Select one (1) of the following labor relations topics to research.

 

• AFL-CIO
• Boycotts
• Craft unions/industrial unions
• Recent union elections
• Recent strikes
• Teamsters Union
• UAW

 

After choosing a topic, find at least six (6) articles published in the last five (5) years that pertain to your topic. For each article, indicate the bibliographic cite, how you located each article, and write a synopsis of at least one-half page. Your synopsis should be written for a practitioner audience. Include a composite bibliography for your six (6) articles. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (A 4-page response is required.)