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Provide the understanding of how actions and activities take place in the workplace. Often, however, there are differences in opinion between management and labor. View the following humorous video that shows the importance of ongoing communications and that the contract agreement alone sometimes does not tell the whole story: Seven Dimensions (2016). Unions and collective bargaining. [Alexander Street Video] (this is attached in a printed version of the video and powerpoint. Video is not available. In this Assignment we will look at actual labor contracts to experience the content and detail involved. Go to the following source: United States Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Collective Bargaining Agreements. Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/cba/index.htm The emphasis is on how to represent information in table form and to draw your own conclusions from the data presented. ASSIGNMENT: Select two labor contracts, each representing a different industry group. Discuss (in your own words): • How the two contract sections on employee grievance handling differ and are the same (paying close attention to the definition of “grievance”; grievance processing steps, mediation and/or arbitration and other important topics in the clause). • C​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ompare and contrast their employee discipline/discharge clauses. • Summarize by bringing in background readings and/or library research to discuss the impact grievance handling might have on employee relations. Include at least 3-4 references Half of your paper should be a table or tables, and half a discussion of your conclusions drawn from the tables you present. Paper length: 4–pages, not counting cover and reference pages. BACKGROUND: Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B. & Wright, P. (n.d.). Human resource management, Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations, Chapter 14 PowerPoint presentation. Retrieved from https://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest44737-390578-Chap014-HRM-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/ Burnett, J. (2015). Old Unions Can’t Cope with the New World. U.S. News. Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/2015/05/26/labor-unions-need-to-reinvent-themselves. Hussein, F. (2017). Labor Movement Turns to Social Activism to Attract Millennials. Retrieved from https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/07/27/labor-movement-turns-social-activism-attract-millennials/456409001/. United States Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Collective Bargaining Agreements. Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/cba/index.htm Craver, C. B. (2013). Collective bargaining interactions, retrieved from https://www.negotiations.com/articles/col​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​lective-bargaining/

 

 

 

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