UMGC Union Representation Memo – You have recently joined an organization

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Assignment 2: Union Representation Memo (Paper/Memo)

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.]

Paper must be in Memo format, double-space, Times New Roman font 12, cover page, page numbers, and APA format with in-text citations. When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, like, for example, (Jones, 1998). One complete reference for each source should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper. Make sure you have in-text references for facts stated. Make sure your links for references at the end of your paper are accessible to me. If not -.5pt Paper must be in narrative format, not bullets. [in word document not pdf].    Your Memo must address the following underlined questions below: [Must use the underlined headings in paper as separate paragraphs and in order provided below. There are 3 major headings 1, 2, and 3 and 15 sub headings a-f for major heading 1. a-c for major heading 2 and a-f for major heading 3, that must be used in your paper, in the order provided. -1.5pt if fail to use the underlined headings below in paper and in the 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, with specifics:

a. The rights of the union,

b. The rights of management,

c. The rights of the employees.

3.    Discuss the impacts of a union on human resource functions listed below. Address the following in separate paragraphs:

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.

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.