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devry hrm330 week 1 ,2 3,4 and 5 discussions

week 1 discnStriking a Balance (graded)When efficiency, equity, voice, and other employee, union, and corporate goals conflict with each other, what should happen next? Should property rights dominate labor rights? Should labor rights dominate property rights? Should they be balanced? Defend your reasoning.Contemporary Pressures in Labor Relations (graded)Discuss the current pressures on the U.S. labor relations system—on the corporate side, workplace flexibility and employment involvement (stemming at least partly from globalization) and on the labor side, low union density, a representation gap, and difficulties in organizing new workers.week 2Union and Labor Key Strategies (graded)Like any business, labor relations require a strategic approach to create an efficient plan in support of employees. What is a key union or labor strategy that is still used today? What is a key historical strategy that should no longer be part of a labor relations plan? Thoroughly explain both responses.Labor History (graded)It has been written, “The attempt of persons to understand the forces remaking their world and, by organization, to control them, constitutes the major motif of the social history of the late 19th century.” Write a page paper - Describe how this statement applies to workers and unions in the different periods of labor history. Does this statement have applicability in today’s labor relations arena?week 3 discunnHR Strategy and the Employee Voice (graded)Human resource professionals need to ensure that employees have a voice in the employment relationship with their employers. From an HR perspective, what strategies would you consider employing to make sure employees have the ability to have a voice? Explain your reasoning for those strategies.Union Organizing Process (graded)Discuss what you think are the most important challenges for both unions and management in a union workplace. Why are the challenges in a nonunion workplace? How have these challenges changed over the last 5 to 10 years?week 4 discun'Labor Law (graded)In both private and public sectors, a sharp increase in union membership coincides with the passage of protective legislation. A long-standing debate is whether increased demand for unionization causes new legislation or vice versa. What side of this argument do you find yourself on and why? Explain your reasoning. Bring in recent examples in the news that support your stand.Bargaining (graded)Bargaining has resulted in many rights and benefits for all employees within the workplace. Write a page paper - Describe your understanding of the purpose of bargaining. Conduct some additional research, and review a case study that includes union bargaining (be sure to cite your source of the case study).week 5Interest Arbitration (graded)List the pros and cons of interest arbitration. Why do you think the usage of interest arbitration in the private sector is so low?Grievances (graded)A union-represented employee filed a grievance with her employer because she was terminated. The employer stated they were in an at-will state and had the right to terminate anyone at any time without cause. The former employee was terminated with no reason given, so the employer states he had the right to terminate her on the spot. Share your thoughts on this scenario as the labor relations professional. Detail what steps you would take, if any, and explain each step thoroughly. Be sure to cite labor law accordingly.