Assignment: To Organize or Not To Organize
Select one company headquartered in your home state for which you would like to work, and which does not currently have unionized employees. Assume that you are an employee of this company and interested in starting a union.
Use the Internet to research industry unions.
Task
Write a 5 to 7 pages paper in which you:
a. Create a scenario of specific working conditions prompting the attention of employees dealing with a global mobile workforce that includes expatriates (safety, terrorism, health, and the challenges in other countries) and repatriates (retention, termination, and job placement) in a multinational organization, with a home based in the United States.
b. Outline the major benefits of organizing a union for this company.
c. Create a mission, purpose, and objective statement for a strategic plan to organize a union for this group.
d. List the steps for starting a union.
e. Describe 1-2 ideas for each step of the process for starting a union.
f. Determine a possible timeline for the execution of the union, including your rationale, based on the plan you drafted.
g. Speculate-based on research, rather than opinion-on two management team objections the union is likely to face.
h. Develop two arguments to counter management's position on unions.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.