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Assignment 2 Union Representation Memo

Assignment 2 Union Representation Memo

Q Instructions Assignment 2: Union Representation Memo (Paper/Memo) (25 points) 3-4 pages, not including cover or References pages You have recently joined an organization in an entry level HR position. The organization is now subject to union representation. You have been asked by your supervisor to write a memo for your HR colleagues that provides an overview of the expectations for managing human resources in a unionized environment in the United States. [Do not use sources of authority for other countries other than the United States to support your facts.] Your Memo must be double-space, Times New Roman font 12, cover page, page numbers, and APA format. Paper must be in narrative format, not bullets. [in word document not pdf] -.5pt if fail in any of these formatting requirements. Late penalties: Paper is due by due date but if there occurs an extraordinary event beyond your control, then you need to contact me as to the reason and then we can discuss a new due date if I agree with your excuse. In every case of an extension, you will be still be penalized 5% [-1.25pts] for failing to submit paper by due date and time and -.5pt for each additional day additionally late, no matter the excuse]. Be uploaded to your Assignments Folder #2 by 23:59 p.m. eastern time on the due date. Your memo must address the following questions below: [Must use the underlined headings in paper as separate paragraphs and in order provided below. There are 3 major headings and 12 sub headings that must be used in your paper, in the order provided. -1pt if fail to use the underlined headings in paper and in order provided.] 1. Discuss the differences in 6 major areas listed below, from the organization's perspective, in operating in a union-free environment versus a unionized environment. Be specific. a. Wages b. Complaints/Grievances c. Termination d. Payroll and benefits e. Workforce f. Management 2. Discuss the rights of the union, management, and employees. Be specific. 3. Discuss the impacts of a union on human resource functions listed below. Address the following: a. Union’s impact on Work restructuring – Be specific b. Union’s impact on Performance Management – Be specific c. Union’s impact on Employee Discipline and Job Security – Be specific d. Union’s impact on Wages and Benefits – Be specific e. Union’s impact on Health and Safety – Be specific. f. Any other costs the organization may expect based upon these impacts? Be specific a. Support your answers! In responding, you must use at least three references. They should be from a scholarly journal or credible news source from within the past three years.

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The wages from the perspective of an organization can be compelling if the working environment is unionized. This is because there has to be transparency in the rate of wages paid to every employee belonging to the union (Piwowar-Sulej, 2021). This is because the leader and other members of the union will always demand transparency in the revelation of rate of wages paid to every member of the union. Therefore, any discrepancy in the rate of wages of any employee on the basis of previous work-experience, talents, skills, interview observations, etc.