Discussion 1
Module 1 Discussion-(Post your Response First, before
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1. Why has there been (and still is ) such strong opposition
to the trade union movement by American business management?
2. Does unionization introduce democracy into the employment
relationship? Explain.
3. What are the conditions required to predict organizing
attempts and a union win?
Address each question in an informal entry of 200-300 words
total in the class Discussion Board. You must also reply to two or more
classmates’ postings before the week comes to a close.
Discussion 2
Module 2 Discussion (Post your Response First, before
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1. How has the change in management practices since the 1980s
affected labor relations
2. Describe the major differences between the NLRA and the
RLA?
3. What is the history and focus of RLA?
Address each question’s issue in an informal entry of
200-300 words total in the class
Discussion Board. Provide examples in your response using one current event
article of the last five years. For example, you may locate an article where
the NLRB has interceded in a situation. Remember to cite your sources. Use the
Saint Leo Online Library or any other search engine to acquire articles. You
must also reply to two or more classmates’ posted answers before the module
comes to a close
Discussion 3
Module 3 Discussion
1. Discuss style of
bargaining known as the “win-win” strategy and provide an example.
2. Why are employers less likely to approve coalition
bargaining than unions are to approve multiemployer bargaining?
3. How do technological changes affect the relative
bargaining power of the parties? (This response must be presented in a detailed
and substantive manner)
Address each question in an informal entry of 300-500 words
total in the class discussion board.
Module 4 Discussion
1. Do you think the attitudes and bargaining behaviors of
the participants in collective bargaining negotiations are more or less
important in the final outcome than economic conditions and factors? Why?
2. What information would you use to make predictions about
the economic demands and probable settlement for a particular union-management
negotiation?
3. Why are union officials likely to oppose flexible work
hours and other innovative work schedules?
Address each question in an informal entry of 300-500 words
total in the class discussion board. You must also reply to two or more
classmates’ postings before the week comes to a close.
Module 5 Discussion
1. Explain why
cooperative approaches may stand up to legal review more easily in unionized
plants than in non-unionized environments.
2. To what extent
should management allow the union to select the components of an economic
package in contract negotiations?
3. Do you believe the
present rights given to strikers by the NLRB are appropriate? Should they be
increased or decreased?
(Please read this week’s chapters prior to responding to
this question)
Address this question in an informal entry of 100-300 words
total in the class discussion board. You must also reply to two or more
classmates’ postings before the week comes to a close.
Module 6 Discussion
1. Explain and
describe how arbitration works, and how it may benefit or hinder either side.
What current event can you reference where arbitration has settled the dispute?
Cite your source.
2. Is the increasing
resistance of employers to unionization a new phenomenon or simply a return to
the historic relationship that has existed between unions and managements in
the United States?
3. Why would
including such programs as union-management cooperation programs in the collective
agreement be difficult?
Address each question in an informal entry of 300-500 words
total in the class discussion board.
Module 7 Discussion
1. How is the issue
of employee discipline handled under the negotiated contract?
2. What are the methods
of dispute resolution?
3. What are the steps
both parties’ advocates should go through BEFORE an arbitration hearing?
Address each question in an informal entry of 200-300 words
total in the class discussion board. You must also reply to two or more
classmates’ postings before the week comes to a close.
Module 8 Discussion
1. What module or
textbook chapter did you find most interesting and why? What in particular can
you apply to your everyday life?
2. What are today’s
workers and America’s view of the unions?
3. What objections
might labor raise to cooperating with management?
Address each question in an informal entry of 100-300 words
total in the class discussion board. You must also reply to two or more
classmates’ postings before the week comes to a close.
