Research Project Assignment: Labor Relations
Overview
Over the past 50 years, Walmart has grown from a small business to one of the largest retailers in the world, employing over 2 million people worldwide. Managing such a large and diverse workforce has been an ongoing challenge for the retail giant, and employees have complained about their treatment by management. There have been several attempts to organize Walmart's labor force into a union, but none of these efforts have yet to succeed. This project requires you to briefly discuss the history of organizational attempts at Walmart and explain some of the particular challenges that workers have faced in their attempts to unionize.
Summary
Write a 1,000-word paper discussing the attempts to organize labor at Walmart and explain some of the particular challenges that workers faced in their attempts to unionize. Read the assignment carefully and respond to the topic or issues presented.
Goal
Walmart is one of the largest employers in the world. Walmart employees have made attempts to unionize several times over the years, but as of yet none of these attempts have been successful. In approximately 1,000 words, summarize.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.