Your report should be a minimum of 3 pages (1 page for each bullet point) and address each of the bullet points below in detail. You should reference any Labor Laws or previous cases to support your answers.
- Outline the pros and cons of the NLRA’s election-based union recognition process. Why do labor unions seem to criticize this process more than businesses? Describe some alternative means for deciding questions of representation. What do you think would be best for the workplaces and workforce of the 21st century? Refer back to the “Labor Relations Application: The Case against Employer Campaigning” box—should employers be excluded from the representation process
- Bob Ulrich, CEO of nonunion retailer Target, justifies his company’s antiunion philosophy by saying that Target “simply doesn’t believe that third-party representation would add anything for our customers, our employees, or our shareholders. We just do not believe it’s productive and adds value.” Critique this stance.
- Should employees be allowed to use company e-mail systems to discuss common work related concerns pertaining to their wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment? How about to discuss unionizing? If not, what types of restrictions should companies be allowed to place on the use of their e-mail systems?
