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2. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Entire Course (Ash Course) BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Unionization • 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) • BUS 372 Week 2 Quiz (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.

3. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 2 Meeting Member Needs BUS 372 Week 2 Assignment Changing Landscape of Unions • 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. • 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.

4. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 1 Profit Interest and Employee Interest BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 2 Union Requirements • 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. • 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.

5. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Week 2 Quiz BUS 372 Week 3 Assignment Contract Negotiations • 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 • 4. Question : By 2005 an estimated 22 million public employees were in union ranks. • Contract Negotiations • Contract negotiations require considerable education, experience, and training. Trained negotiators have a solid set of knowledge and skill that often enables them to garner a more favorable contract for their party.

6. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 1 Strikes BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 2 Grievance and Arbitration • 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. • The philosophy of the self-help support system. • The target population(s) served. • The functions of the self-help support system. • How the system interfaces with other programs or agencies. • The role (if any) of human services workers at the support system

7. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Week 3 Quiz BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategy Analysis • 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? • 4. Question : When past practice and clear-cut contractual language conflict • 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.

8. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Week 4 Quiz BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 1 Agency Shop • 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. • 4. Question : The ability-to-pay method of wage determination is not influenced by the • 5. Question : The use of job evaluation to establish relative wage rates is • 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.

9. BUS 372Tutorials BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 2 Evaluating Conflict BUS 372 Week 5 Final Assignment Working Together Unions and Management • 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. • 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’

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