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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
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L100 Survey of Unions and Collective Bargaining
Spring Compressed 2017
Writing Assignment # 2
Directions: Please answer all the questions listed below. If you have any questions
regarding this assignment, please feel free to contact me. The questions are drawn from
chapters five, six, seven and eight respectively. Take your time, and please be sure to
answer the questions exactly.
1. Describe at least one difference between a business unionism philosophy and a social
unionism philosophy.
2. Describe various ways in which companies can shift jobs away from unionized locations. Is
this a union suppression or union substitution strategy?
3. Give an example of a conflict of interest between labor and management.
4. List at least two positive and two negative attitudes a worker may have regarding unions in
general.
5. In the days and weeks leading up to NLRB representation elections, employers and unions
typically conduct intense campaigns to bolster support for their side. Describe how each side tries
to make employees feel.
6. List and define at least two general reasons and two change-specific reasons for resistance to
change, including how it applies to labor negotiations.
7. In collective bargaining, what is meant by the statement, "It takes three agreements to achieve one agreement?"
8. Bargaining power depends on the strength of the strike threat. What factors determine
the strength of a strike threat? Give at least one detailed example.
9. What is the chilling effect? Why is this a concern in labor relations?
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