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Module 3 - Background

Organized Labor

Begin your review of organized labor with the following slide presentation:

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 http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest44737-390578-Chap014-HRM-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/

Then move on to the following readings that focus on union organizing and right-to-work laws.

Required Reading

Barro, R. (2011, February 28). Unions vs. the Right to Work. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition), p. A.19. Retrieved from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 2277985401).

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 http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/07/27/labor-movement-turns-social-activism-attract-millennials/456409001/ .

Lepie, J. (2014). Is there a winning formula for union organizing? Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 26(2), 137-152. Retrieved from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.

National Conference of State Legislatures (2017). Right-To-Work Resources. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/right-to-work-laws-and-bills.aspx . (for Discussion 3).

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 (for Case 3).

Optional Material

Aleks, R. (2015). Estimating the Effect of “Change to Win” on Union Organizing. ILR Review, 68(3), 584-605. Retrieved from EBSCO in the Trident Online Library.

Craver, C. B. (2013). Collective bargaining interactions, retrieved from http://www.negotiations.com/articles/collective-bargaining/

DeMaria, A. T. (2014). Embarrassment: The New Union-Organizing Tool. Management Report For Nonunion Organizations (Wiley), 37(12), 3-4. Retrieved from EBSCO in the Trident Online Library.

Dubois, R. (2014). Community unionism. Canadian Dimension, 48(3), 27-28. Retrieved from EBSCO in the Trident Online Library.

Eisenbert, N. (2015). 3 questions to ask in order to win your contract interpretation [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4_jwZRFIdHY .

March, R. (2013, Summer). Rough stuff: Family lore on CIO organizing in Chicago. Western Folklore, 72, 321-332. Retrieved from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.