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2. BUS 372 Entire Course (Ash Course) • BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Unionization (Ash Course) • BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 2 Meeting Member Needs (Ash Course) • BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 1 Profit Interest and Employee Interest (Ash Course) • BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 2 Union Requirements (Ash Course) • BUS 372 Week 2 Assignment Changing Landscape of Unions (Ash Course)

3. BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Unionization (Ash Course) • The Role of Unionization • Assess the changing complexion of the U.S. labor force and how it directly affects the role of unionization in the workplace. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

4. BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 2 Meeting Member Needs (Ash Course) • Meeting Member Needs • Given today's globally competitive work environment, assess whether larger, more powerful unions (similar to AFL-CIO and SEIU) favorably represent their members or whether smaller, more targeted unions would better meet the needs of their members. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

5. BUS 372 Week 2 Assignment Changing Landscape of Unions (Ash Course) • Assignments • To complete this assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation: • Changing Landscape of Unions • At the inception of unions, its members consisted of "blue-collar" workers concentrated in the manufacturing sector. Today, only about 35% of union members remain in this sector, requiring unions to expand beyond manufacturing to broaden their membership ranks.

6. BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 1 Profit Interest and Employee Interest (Ash Course) • Profit Interest and Employee Interest • "Capitalism is directed towards the pursuit of profits and unions are directed towards the rights of its workers." Discuss how these opposing viewpoints can be advantageous, yet destructive, to the business community. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

7. BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 2 Union Requirements (Ash Course) • Union Requirements • A basic requirement of unions is for members to give up their individual rights (e.g., raises based on performance) to benefit the collective (e.g., cost of living increases to all employees). Discuss your opinion on whether this is equitable and fair. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

8. BUS 372 Week 2 Quiz (Ash Course) • 1. Question : Most senior pilots at major U.S. airlines annually earn • 2. Question : In a recent year, non-union workers in the United States had median weekly earnings of $699 • 3. Question : Labor’s successes have always emanated from

9. BUS 372 Week 3 Assignment Contract Negotiations (Ash Course) • Assignments • To complete this assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation: • Contract Negotiations • Contract negotiations require considerable education

10. BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 1 Strikes (Ash Course) • Strikes • Strikes affect the income of members, the reputation of the union, and the financial position of an employer. Describe the circumstances where a strike would be an appropriate bargaining tactic and where it would be inappropriate. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

11. BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 2 Grievance and Arbitration (Ash Course) • Grievance and Arbitration • Discuss how the use of the grievance and arbitration processes and procedures can enhance the relationship between a union and management, and where it can be destructive. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

12. BUS 372 Week 3 Quiz (Ash Course) • 1. Question : • Which of the following is not a responsibility or personal quality needed in an arbitrator? • 2. Question : In Canada, where card checks are widely used, union membership is • 3. Question : • Which of the following constitutes an unfair employer practice?

13. BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategy Analysis (Ash Course) • Strategy Analysis • Assess the circumstances when it would be more appropriate for an organization to follow the comparative norm strategy to determine an employees' wage rate, versus the ability-to-pay or the cost of living strategy. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

14. BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 2 Organizational Competitiveness (Ash Course) • Organizational Competitiveness • Employees represented by a union are paid approximately 30% more (in terms of pay and benefit costs) versus those employees not represented by a union. Discuss how an organization whose employees are represented by a union can remain competitive against an organization whose employees are not represented by a union, especially when it must commit more monies towards its employees

15. BUS 372 Week 4 Quiz (Ash Course) • 1. Question : In many collective bargaining agreements • 2. Question : Dismissal pay is • 3. Question : Negotiators commonly use at least three different standards when determining basic wage rates at the bargaining table.

16. BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 1 Agency Shop (Ash Course) • Agency Shop • Unions state that individuals should be free to join, yet then argue that those organizations represented by a union should enforce the agency shop. Illustrate why this is not a contradictory practice and is consistent with U.S. legal principles. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

17. US 372 Week 5 DQ 2 Evaluating Conflict (Ash Course) • Evaluating Conflict • Analyze and evaluate whether unionized organizations reduce the level of conflict between management and labor, or exacerbate this conflict. Defend your case with appropriate examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

18. BUS 372 Week 5 Final Assignment Working Together Unions and Management (Ash Course) • Final Paper • Some unions feel that the organization does not compensate its members fairly, or the organizational working conditions are less than desired. Conversely, some employers feel unions interfere with management decisions and impede on a positive relationship between managers and employees. There may be some truth to both perceptions. The final paper is intended to provide a ‘blueprint’ or ‘roadmap’ on the effective strategies an organization can implement to create

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