Part A:
Question 1: Summarize the Wagner Act, and in your own words, describe the five statutory wrongs deemed unfair employer labor practices.
Question 2: State what is meant by morality. Explain with examples how an employee's morality relates to making ethical decisions in the workplace.
Question 3: Identify the effect labor laws had on employers and employees in the post-Depression United States. Name the specific laws that affected unions in the United States.
Question 4: Define union security, and describe the five types of union security.
Part B:
Video Case: Union-Management Relations (UPS)
Instructions: Read the video case in your textbook, titled "Union-Management Relations (UPS)," then watch the corresponding video in the Unit Study Guide. Answer Discussion Questions 15-13 and 15-16 on page 483. Be sure to restate each question in your own words before answering in essay format.
Your total assignment response must be at least 500 words in length. You must use at least your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.
Discussion Questions
From what you know about UPS, what do you think would make the union believe that the company was ripe for being organized?
What other "replacements" for unions have helped reduce union membership, according to the chapter?