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HRM 586 Week 6 Course Project

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Labor Relations Course ProjectGuidelines | Course


Project Topics | Grading RubricGuidelinesThere
is a written course project due at the end of Week
6. It should be 1520 pages in length (excluding the

cover/reference pages). Your work must be doublespaced with one inch margins and should use one of
the five approved style formats (APA or MLA are
preferred). You may select one topic from the list
below.You should choose a labor relations topic that
is of interest to you. This could be an idea that: (a)
comes out of one of the class case studies, (b)
something you have wanted to investigate for a long
time and have not had time for, (c) a labor relations
issue that is pressing at work and needs a solution,
or (d) a recommendation that you want to make to
your organization's labor relations professionals or to
your union.Your paper should be organized in such a
way that you integrate the following elements into
your work:

A clear thesis that consists of at least two


main points

Introduction section with a detailed


background/history of the topic

Literature review that incorporates


research that supports your assertions on the
topic

Recommendation section where you will

explain what you have learned and how you


propose to alter or amend the situation
discussed

Conclusion
Course Project Topics
1.
White collar unionism in the United States
in the next decade: an attempt to predict its
future size and shape
2.
Managerial resistance to unionism: how
deeply rooted, how widespread and how
logical is it?
3.
Crime and organized labor: how much
connection is there?
4.
Corruption in the Teamsters Union
5.
The role of personality in American labor
union history
6.
An evaluation of organized labors
relationship with the black community
7.
Samuel Gompers and John L. Lewis: a
comparison of two labor giants

8.
The advisability of eliminating all post1932 collective bargaining statutes and
letting the parties go back to the pre-Wagner
Act law of the jungle.
9.
The NLRBs tilt to management in the
1980s and early 1990s and then to labor: Are
there any lessons to be learned from these
developments?
10. The influence of Ronald Regan and George
Bush on organized labor between 1981 and
1993
11. The influence of Bill Clintons Presidency
on organized labor
12. Managements replacement worker
strategy after the air traffic controller strike:
how potent and how fair a weapon?
13. An evaluation of the influence of COPE,
the AFL-CIOs Committee on Political
Education

14. The local union meeting and the problem


of poor attendance: what, if anything, can be
done about it?
15. The expulsion of the Teamsters from the
AFL-CIO for corrupt influences: did it make
any real difference to either the Teamsters or
the federation?
16. The declining incidence of strikes in the
United States and some possible explanations
17. Mediation: an assessment of its potential
value
18. Technological innovation as a cause of
strikes
19. The role of violence in strike and lockout
situations
20. An appraisal of procedures to expedite the
arbitration process: mini arbitration and
grievance mediation
21. Legal issues in the private arbitration
process

22. Effective use of the grievance procedure


for settlement of disputes
23. Choose one of the economic supplements
discussed in the text. Research the
development of the benefit in collective
bargaining contracts since World War II. Be
sure to address yourself to the major
advantages of the supplement and its future
development
24. Right-to-work laws: desirable public
policy?
25. Trends in the area of management
prerogatives
26. Quality of work life programs: are they
nothing more than a fad?
27. The health insurance issue and collective
bargaining
28. Plant closedowns and WARN.
29. The PATCO strike revisited
30. Future of unions in the U.S.

31. Union mergers: problems and


opportunities.
32. History of a particular labor union with
which you are familiar
33. Impact of right-sizing or downsizing on
labor relations
34. The UPS strike
35. The rise and fall of Ron Carey

Grading RubricContent (60%)Points / %The


Background component provides any necessary
historical information and assumptions used in the
paper, and any other information the reader might
need to better understand the forthcoming elements
of the paper.23.4 / 15%Scope/Depth of research
literature review. You should research the Internet
and other sources to provide support for your
opinions and assertions. The "literature" might exist
in your organization.46.8 / 30%Recommendations.
Write a LARGE recommendation/solution part.
Explain what you have learned and how you would
change or fix the situation.62.4 / 20%Use of sound

logic23.4 / 15%Total156 / 60%Editing (10%)Points


Deduction (Per Occurrence) / %Spelling Error2Punctuation/Grammatical Error-1Sentence
Meaning Unclear-2Misstatement of Fact-5Total (Not
to Exceed)26 / 10%Organization (20%)Points /
%Introduction: thesis statement contains at least two
main points16 / 8%Body text follows order of topics
and main points derived from the thesis statement8 /
4%Content sub-divisions follow outline8 /
4%Conclusion summarizes, complements thesis;
contains new information8 / 4%Total (Not to
Exceed)52 / 20%Documentation - Incorrectly
Cited or Missing (10%)
Note: All must appear in approved
format.Points Deduction (Per Occurrence) /
%Title Page-2Abstract-1Citations in Text2References-5Total (Not to Exceed)26 /
10%Category TotalsPossible Points /
%Content156 / 60%Organization and
Cohesiveness52 / 20%Editing26 /

10%Documentation and Formatting26 /


10%Total260 / 100%

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