Part One: Answer question, roughly 100-150 words, all citing must be APA style
Review Profile 4.2 on page 137. After reviewing, please discuss union avoidance strategies by management. What suggestions would you make to avoid union organization in the workplace?
Part Two: Answer Questions, all citing must be APA style
1. Identify and discuss in detail the steps in a secret ballot representation election. Who initiates this process? Explain.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
2. Realizing every workforce is different, identify and discuss the four basic steps involved in launching a union organizing campaign. Does this differ in the public and private sector? Explain.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
Part Three: Unit III Case Study
Read Case Study 4-1, "Salting," on pages 155-156 of your textbook. Then, address the following:
1. Explain how the company's treatment of both the "covert" and "overt" salts applications for jobs compares to the recommended counter-salting steps for employers.
2. Would either the "covert" or the "overt" salts in this case satisfy the NLRB ruling that applicants for employment must be genuinely interested in seeking employment before claiming protection under the NLRA?
3. Does the company's opposition to becoming a union shop indicate that there was anti-union animus in refusing to consider the "overt" salts for employment?
Your response should be a minimum of 150 words per question. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format.
Textbook: Carrell, M. R. &Heavrin, C. (2013). Labor relations and collective bargaining: Private and public sectors (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.