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MGT412 Human Resource Management and Law

Module 4 Case

LABOR LAW AND UNIONIZATION

Assignment Overview

Review the background materials. Imagine that you have applied for a position as an HR executive in a private-sector corporation. As part of the interview process, you have been asked to prepare written notes using Word and a short video (less than 6 minutes) responding to the following interview questions:

•             When a business anticipates that its workforce is trying to unionize, which laws and legal issues are most important for the business leaders to know about?

•             What is the role of unions in the modern American labor force?

•             How is the Human Resources Management function different in a unionized private-sector workforce setting?

•             Would you prefer to work with a unionized or non-unionized workforce? Explain.

Note: The video file should be uploaded to YouTube and the link shared. Set as “public” or “unlisted,” NOT PRIVATE. Unlisted means your video will not come up in search results. Only those who know the link can view it, and they do not need a YouTube account/username. The reason YouTube is suggested is that it often takes time to upload a video directly to the classroom. If you have slow Internet, you could be timed out.

Important: Be sure to submit a Word document to the Case 4 Dropbox in which you provide your notes and cite and reference your YouTube link along with the other sources utilized to prepare the presentation. The Word document will tell your professor where to find your YouTube video to view.

Case Assignment Expectations

Submit your written outline with title page and reference page along with your video before the module due date (end of the session).

Optional alternative assignment: If, for whatever reason you do not wish to submit a video, then please prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your outline with voiceover.

The criteria found in the grading rubric for this assignment:

•             Meets assignment requirements

•             Critical thinking

•             Writing and assignment organization

•             Use of sources and mechanics

•             Timeliness of assignment

 

MGT412 Human Resource Management and Law

Module 4 SLP

LABOR LAW AND UNIONIZATION

In this SLP assignment, you will prepare an essay based on a scenario.

Imagine that you are working in an HRM department of a unionized facility. This is your second job in HRM and your first in a union environment. There was a newly filed grievance in your mailbox. It concerned yesterday's discharge of an employee (George M.).

As you get coffee from the empty break room you see a document titled "Using the Seven Tests" laying on the table. Someone left it there. You pick it up, stick it in your binder, and return to your office to look at the grievance form, the labor contract, and the "Using the Seven Tests" article.

The labor contract indicates that employees may not be discharged unless there is just cause. It will fall to the company to demonstrate that there was “just cause” to discharge George M.

The paper you found on the break room table was "Using the Seven Tests," from http://www.ueunion.org/stwd_jstcause.html

George M.’s situation was documented as follows:

George M. operated a machine in Building A. He usually was an average worker, but working the past 4 weeks on that machine in Building A he had made lots of mistakes on which products to accept and put in the box and which to reject. The Plant Superintendent came into work in the middle of the night because the supervisor called him. The supervisor checked George M.’s boxes and 6 out of 8 had faulty parts inside. The Superintendent terminated George M.’s employment and walked him out the door.

•             In your paper, discuss the seven tests and how they relate to this situation. What further information will you need to gather?

•             What immediate actions will you need to take concerning this situation? Discuss.

•             Would you be concerned about the "Seven Tests" if you were working in a union-free environment? Why?

•             Is discipline/termination for just cause limited to union settings? Explain.

Utilizing background materials, library research, and/or other research will help strengthen your response.

Turn in this paper by the module due date. Paper length: 2-3 pages, not counting the cover and reference pages.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your submission will be assessed on the criteria found in the grading rubric for this assignment:

•             Meets assignment requirements

•             Critical thinking

•             Writing and assignment organization

•             Use of sources and mechanics

•             Timeliness of assignment

Integration and Reflection

Paragraphs 1 - 3:

Given the readings and assignments in the course, identify and discuss three important concepts applicable to your work experience, profession, and/or career plans for the future. Describe how each applies.

Paragraph 4:

What part of the course (background materials, assignments, and so forth) helped to shape or reshape your perceptions of the role of HRM in the private sector?

Note: No outside research or citations are needed with your four paragraphs to the Reflective Discussion. Also, no responses to your peers' posts are needed.