This assignment deals with employee involvement activities. You are to prepare a short paper, two to three pages in length, not including the coverage page or reference page. Answer the following questions.

1.    Discuss why employee involvement activities are being implemented in both unionized and union-free organizations. What is the rationale for these activities?

2.    What are the objectives of employee involvement activities?

3.    What are some of the problems of implementing employee involvement activities?

4.    Why are unions, in some instances, skeptical of these efforts?

5.    What can be done to strengthen and improve employee involvement activities?

In your paper, you are to indicate what factors should be examined and why they should be considered. You are not to make any recommendations. You are to present all of the critical factors that the top executives should examine in making their decision. Please choose from one of the follow five topics for your Pool Paper. See Doc Sharing for topic details.

·         Collective Bargaining Agreement

·         Plant Closings

·         Pay for Time Not Worked

·         Right to Work

·         Effects of Unions

Content (80%)	Points
The background component provides any necessary historical information, assumptions used in the paper, and any other information the reader might need to better understand the forthcoming elements of the paper.	15
Scope and depth of critical analysis—literature review: You should research on the Internet and in other sources to provide support for your opinions and assertions. The literature might exist in your organization.	65
Total	80
Editing (10%)	Points Deduction (Per Occurrence)
Spelling error	-2
Punctuation or grammatical error	-1
Sentence meaning unclear	-2
Misstatement of fact	-5
Total (Not to Exceed)	10
Documentation—Incorrectly Cited or Missing (10%) Note: All must appear in approved format.	Points Deduction (Per Occurrence)
Title page	-2
Abstract	-1
Citations in text	-2
References	-5
Total (Not to Exceed)	10
Category Totals	Possible Points / %
Content	80 / 80%
Editing	10 / 10%
Documentation and formatting	10 / 10%
Total	100 / 100%