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2. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Entire Course (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com  BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Unionization BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 2 Meeting Member Needs BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 1 Profit Interest and Employee Interest BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 2 Union Requirements BUS 372 Week 2 Assignment Changing Landscape of Unions BUS 372 Week 2 Quiz BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 1 Strikes BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 2 Grievance and Arbitration BUS 372 Week 3 Assignment Contract Negotiations BUS 372 Week 3 Quiz

3. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Unionization(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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.

4. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 1 DQ 2 Meeting Member Needs(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Meeting Member Needs 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. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

5. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 2 Assignment Changing Landscape of Unions For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com To complete this assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation: 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

6. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 1 Profit Interest and Employee Interest For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Profit Interest and Employee Interest "Capitalism is directed towards the pursuit of profits and unions are directed towards the rights of its workers." Discuss how these opposing viewpoints can be advantageous, yet destructive, to the business community. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

7. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 2 DQ 2 Union Requirements(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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). Discuss your opinion on whether this is equitable and fair. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

8. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 2 Quiz (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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   3.        Question :        Labor’s successes have always emanated from    4.        Question :        By 2005 an estimated 22 million public employees were in union ranks.    5.        Question :        The roots of management opposition to unionism are essentially rational ones as judged by management

9. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 3 Assignment Contract Negotiations(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Assignments To complete this assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation: Contract Negotiations Contract negotiations require considerable education, experience, and training. Trained negotiators have a solid set of knowledge and skill that often enables them to garner a more favorable contract for their party.

10. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 3 DQ 2 Grievance and Arbitration(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Grievance and Arbitration 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.

11. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 3 Quiz(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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 : Which of the following constitutes an unfair employer practice? 4. Question : When past practice and clear-cut contractual

12. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategy Analysis(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Strategy Analysis Assess 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.

13. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 2 Organizational Competitiveness(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Organizational Competitiveness 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. Discuss how an organization whose employees are represented by a union can remain competitive against an organization whose employees are not represented by a union, especially when it must commit more monies towards its employees, which often requires lower investment in research and development and raising the price of its products and services.  

14. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 4 Quiz(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1. Question : In many collective bargaining agreements 2. Question : Dismissal pay is 3. Question : Negotiators commonly use at least three different standards when determining basic wage rates at the bargaining table. 4. Question : The ability-to-pay method of wage determination is not influenced by the .  

15. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 1 Agency Shop(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Agency Shop Unions state that individuals should be free to join, yet then argue that those organizations represented by a union should enforce the agency shop. Illustrate why this is not a contradictory practice and is consistent with U.S. legal principles. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings. .  

16. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 2 Evaluating Conflict(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Evaluating Conflict Analyze and evaluate whether unionized organizations reduce the level of conflict between management and labor, or exacerbate this conflict. Defend your case with appropriate examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

17. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 5 Final Assignment Working Together Unions and Management(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Some unions feel that the organization does not compensate its members fairly, or the organizational working conditions are less than desired. Conversely, some employers feel unions interfere with management decisions and impede on a positive relationship between managers and employees. There may be some truth to both perceptions. The final paper is intended to provide a ‘blueprint’ or ‘roadmap’ 

18. BUS 372 Ash CourseTutorial BUS 372 Week 5 Final Assignment Working Together Unions and Management(Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Some unions feel that the organization does not compensate its members fairly, or the organizational working conditions are less than desired. Conversely, some employers feel unions interfere with management decisions and impede on a positive relationship between managers and employees. There may be some truth to both perceptions. The final paper is intended to provide a ‘blueprint’ or ‘roadmap’ 

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