Human Resource Management in a Union Environment
In this module, you will learn about the history of labor unions and human resource management in a union environment.
Objectives
- To identify and analyze the free rider problem
- To explain the the context for the passage of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
Learning Activities
Read
Berman, Chapters 11 & 12
Berman, Evan M., James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, and Montgomery R. Van Wart.2019.Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes and Problems.6th ed.Thousand Oaks:Sage Publications.
Watch
Berman, Chapter 11
Berman, Chapter 12
Direct Video Link: Berman Ch 12 opens in new window (9:11)
Do/Due
Complete the discussion for Week 11: HR Management in Union Environment
- Original post due: Are unions still necessary? Explain. How have unions affected your workplace (or not)?
Additional Resources: Camden Station & the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 (The thumbnail below won’t work. Click on the direct video link below the thumbnail.)
Direct Video Link: https://youtu.be/lG26fGyJJJg (2:07)
Labor Day’s violent beginnings – CNN Money
Direct Video Link: Labor Day’s violent beginnings opens in new window (2:34)
Bonus March on Washington, DC: 1932
Direct Video Link: Bonus March on Washington, DC: 1932 opens in new window (2:38)
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