Question 1

Imagine that you are the newly hired HR Director for a mid-sized nonunion,home health care company that provides health and home maintenance services (e.g. ,medical care,house cleaning,laundry)to shut-ins.Your boss has heard rumors that unions in the area are beginning an aggressive campaign to organize workers in the home health care industry.He has asked you to put together a comprehensive plan to ensure your company does not unionize.Outline the key elements of your plan.

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Question 2

Describe how financial markets influence the labor relations environment.

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Question 3

Compare and contrast democracy in unions with democracy in corporations.

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Question 4

Why is democracy important to union administration and can unions justifiably be called "democratic" institutions? Why or why not?

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Question 5

What is a union federation and what role does it play in protecting worker rights?

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Question 6

Does competition between unions help or hurt workers?

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Question 7

Explain how the legal environment influences labor relations.

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Question 8

Explain the role of a national union.

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Question 9

Describe the relationship between management's general approach to labor (i.e. ,autocratic versus paternalistic)and its labor relations strategy in determining management's attitude toward unions.

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Question 10

Is the product market important to labor relations? Why or why not?

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Question 11

Describe the effects of technology on the labor relations environment.

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Quiz 5: Labor and Management: Strategies, Structures, and Constraints