You have been hired by XYZ as a consultant. They are currently facing a union organizing
campaign. They do not currently have a unionized company. You have been asked to write a
briefing memo for senior management. Your memo must address:
a. What are the basic differences, from the employer’s (management) viewpoint, in operating in a
union-free environment vs. a unionized environment? (How might the roles of management and
employees change with a union – for example selection and promotion of employees, discipline,
disputes, compensation etc.)
b. What are management representatives permitted to say and do during the campaign? What, if
any, actions or statements are prohibited by management? Explain why. Include the potential
ramification of illegal management actions.
c. Educate management on what illegal and legal union actions are during the campaign? Why is
this important to them? When illegal actions are identified, what does management do?
d. Closing Recommendations
Please make certain that you respond to each question completely. Visualize yourself presenting
this to supervisors, managers and possibly board members who have no experience with
employee campaigns for unionization.
In responding, you must use three references. They should be from a scholarly journal or
credible news source not older than five years old.
Use headings to separate the sections of the paper, double-space, and Times New Roman font,
cover page, page numbers, and APA format.
The following directions are important for the homework. This paper is to be completed as a memo. This means you will use a memo format
such as: TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: etc. Times New Roman, 12 point font, APA,
three references etc. Audience and Purpose of Memo: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/590/01/ Sample Memo Format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/590/04/ This is a memo to management. This is not a memo to union members You are hired as a management consultant with a contract to educate and
prepare management staff for a union campaign. You are new to them. Tell them
who are you. What are your goals as a consultant? Remember, your advice to management personnel is to guide their decision making
and behavior during a campaign by employees for union election. Would you
recommend running an anti-union campaign? Why or why not? RUBRIC FOR ASSIGNMENT 2
Criteria 1 Exceeds Expectations
5 points Does Not
Not
Meets
Meets Some Meet
Include
Expectations Expectations Expectations d
4 points
3 points
0
2 points
points Arranges
Arranges
ideas
Arranges
ideas
adequately ideas
illogically;
to support adequately, ideas
the purpose in general, frequently
Arranges ideas
or
although
fail to make
clearly and logically
argument; ideas
sense
Organizati to support the
links
sometimes together;
on
purpose or argument;
between
fail to make reader
(maximum ideas flow smoothly
ideas are
sense
cannot
of 5
and are effectively
generally
together;
identify a
points)
linked; reader can
clear;
reader
line of
follow the line of
reader can remains
reasoning
reasoning
follow the fairly clear and
line of
about what becomes
reasoning writer
frustrated
for the most intends
or loses
part
interest
Criteria 3 Exceeds Expectations
15 points Content
Gives very specific
(maximum information.
of
Addressed all of the
15 points) assignment
components. Clearly
illustrates critical and
reflective thinking.
Well thought-out
response. Does Not
Not
Meets
Meets Some Meet
Include
Expectations Expectations Expectations d
12 points
9 points
0
4 points
points Contains
Has some Is vague
specific
specific
and does
information. information not address
Addressed . Addressed all
all of the
many of
assignment
assignment the
component
component assignment s. No
s. Is
component evidence of
relatively
s. Not
having
detailed.
detailed.
given the
Shows
Poorly
assignment
some
thought-out real
critical and response. thought. reflective
thinking.
Relatively
well
thought-out
response.
Criteria 3 Exceeds Expectations
5 points Does Not
Not
Meets
Meets Some Meet
Include
Expectations Expectations Expectations d
4 points
3 points
0
2 points
points Well
executed.
Few
grammar or
Execution is
writing
excellent. No
errors.
Mechanics grammar or writing
Reads
,
errors. Reads easily.
easily.
references Is well organized.
Is fairly well
and APA
Includes
organized.
two additional scholar
Sources are
ly, relevant sources.
either not
all scholarly
or not all
relevant. Falls short
of the
required
length for
the
Execution
assignment
is poor.
. Very
Many
poorly
grammar or
written.
writing
Very
errors. Hard
difficult to
to read.
read. No
Poorly
organizatio
organized.
n is
evident.
Reads like a
last minute
effort.
