saint leo mgt441 all discussions latest 2016 july

Discussion 1

Module 1 Discussion-(Post your Response First, before Viewing others)

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 Viewing others)

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.