Assignment 2: Labor Relations
Use the Internet to research a publicly traded U.S.-based company with a focus on its labornegotiating practices and any specific labor-related issues the company may be experiencing. You can use Ford, GMC, or Chrysler. Each questions below is to be used as the opening sentence to start off the paragraph, and then proceed with research information.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Discuss the company?s stance toward labor and any specific labor-related issues it may be experiencing. Thoroughly discussed the company?s stance toward labor and any specific labor-related issues it may be experiencing.
2. Formulate a strategy for negotiating a labor agreement and dealing with potential impasses in the bargaining process. Thoroughly formulated a strategy for negotiating a labor agreement and dealing with potential impasses in the bargaining process.
3. Analyze the principle economic and administrative issues addressed during collective bargaining with your labor force and develop a bargaining position. Thoroughly analyzed the principle economic and administrative issues addressed during collective bargaining with your labor force and thoroughly developed a bargaining position.
4. Recommend policies and procedures to administer a labor contract and resolve disputes. Thoroughly recommended policies and procedures to administer a labor contract and resolve disputes.
5. Determine the most likely interest dispute and determine how you could leverage economic pressure to help resolve that dispute. Thoroughly determined the most likely interest dispute and thoroughly determined how you could leverage economic pressure to help resolve that dispute.
6. Based upon your understanding of the entire course, predict the next evolutionary step in labor-management relationships (in terms of laws, key participants, or union organization) and how that step will affect the company you researched. Thoroughly predicted the next evolutionary step in labor-management relationships (in terms of laws, key participants, or union organization) and how that step will affect the company you researched.
7. Use at least three (6) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
? Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Cite all reference in essay using APA format and reference must be APA formatted.
? Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student?s name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
? Analyze the actions of unions and management to determine basic compliance with the major U.S. federal labor laws.
? Explain the process for organizing and for decertifying unions.
? Formulate a strategy for negotiating a labor agreement and dealing with potential impasses in the bargaining process.
? Analyze the principle economic and administrative issues addressed during collective bargaining and develop a bargaining position.
? Develop policies and procedures to administer a labor contract and resolve disputes.
? Use technology and information resources to research issues in labor relations.
? Write clearly and concisely about labor relations using proper writing mechanics.
