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• ASHFORD BUS 372 Entire Course

• ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of
  Unionization

• Assess the changing complexion of the U.S. labor
  force and how it directly affects the role of
  unionization in the workplace. Respond to at
  least two of your classmates' postings

• ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of
  Unionization
• ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 2 Meeting Member Needs
• ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 1 Profit Interest and
  Employee Interest
• ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 2 Union Requirements

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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 2 Meeting Member Needs
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 2 Assignment Changing
Landscape of Unions
At the inception of unions, its members consisted
of "blue-collar" workers concentrated in the
manufacturing sector. Today, only about 35 of
union members remain in this sector, requiring
unions to expand beyond manufacturing to broaden
their membership ranks.
Given today's globally competitive work
environment, assess whether larger, more powerful
unions (similar to AFL-CIO and SEIU) favorably
represent their members or whether smaller, more
targeted unions would better meet the needs of
their members
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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 1 Profit Interest and
Employee Interest
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 2 Union Requirements
A basic requirement of unions is for members to
give up their individual rights (e.g., raises
based on performance) to benefit the collective
(e.g., cost of living increases to all
employees).
Capitalism is directed towards the pursuit of
profits and unions are directed towards the
rights of its workers." Discuss how these
opposing viewpoints can
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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 2 Quiz
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 3 Assignment Contract
Negotiations
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navigation Contract Negotiations
1.         Question         Most senior pilots
at major U.S. airlines annually earn  2.       
Question         In a recent year, non-union
workers in the United States had median weekly
earnings of 699
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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 2 Grievance and
Arbitration
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 1 Strikes
Discuss how the use of the grievance and
arbitration processes and procedures can enhance
the relationship between a union and management,
and where it can be destructive. Respond to at
least two of your classmates' postings.
  Strikes affect the income of members, the
reputation of the union, and the financial
position of an employer. Describe the
circumstances where a strike would be an
appropriate bargaining tactic and where it would
be inappropriate. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 2 Grievance and
Arbitration
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 1 Strikes
Discuss how the use of the grievance and
arbitration processes and procedures can enhance
the relationship between a union and management,
and where it can be destructive. Respond to at
least two of your classmates' postings.
  Strikes affect the income of members, the
reputation of the union, and the financial
position of an employer. Describe the
circumstances where a strike would be an
appropriate bargaining tactic and where it would
be inappropriate. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategy Analysis
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 3 Quiz
the circumstances when it would be more
appropriate for an organization to follow the
comparative norm strategy to determine an
employees' wage rate, versus the ability-to-pay
or the cost of living strategy. Respond to at
least two of your classmates' postings.
1.         Question         Which of the
following is not a responsibility or personal
quality needed in an arbitrator?  2.       
Question         In Canada, where card checks
are widely used, union membership
is            3.        Question        
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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 4 Quiz
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 2 Organizational
Competitiveness
.         Question         In many collective
bargaining agreements  2.        Question
        Dismissal pay is
  Employees represented by a union are paid
approximately 30 more (in terms of pay and
benefit costs) versus those employees not
represented by a union
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ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 2 Evaluating Conflict
ASHFORD BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 1 Agency Shop
Analyze and evaluate whether unionized
organizations reduce the level of conflict
between management and labor, or exacerbate this
conflict
Unions state that individuals should be free to
join, yet then argue that those organizations
represented by a union should enforce the agency
shop
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