Mgt441 Assignment 4
Module 5: Assignment 4
Mark Bozeman
Saint Leo University
MGT 441
1. “Complete an in-depth analysis of the Railway Labor Act (RLA), including its amendments, judicial interpretations, and administrative law. Having studied the RLA over the past few weeks, you will now tie it together with what you have learned about labor relations thus far. Choose a case from the Saint Leo Online Library or any other Internet source on this topic and be sure to include this in your response”(Fossum, 2015).
The Railway Labor Act (RLA) was enacted in 1926 where the constructing of governing laws and collective bargaining possibly started. “The coverage of the RLA was found in the private sector of nonmanagerial rail and airline employees and employers”(Fossum, 2015, p. 63). …show more content…
Explain arbitration and mediation and how they apply to labor relations.
“Third-party involvement includes mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration”(Fossum, 2015, p.409). Mediation is a party that assists the involved party however remains neutral. Mediation will find a common ground where the parties involved can communicate together in order to find a solution to whatever problem or task is at hand. However easy this may sound the task of bringing a disruptive party together can seem next to impossible. The goal for the mediator is to bring not only communication to the table but also an agreement.
“Arbitration is a quasi-judicial process in which parties agree to submit unresolved disputes to a neutral third party for binding settlement”(Fossum, 2015, p. 509). The topics of arbitration are the interest and rights of each party. Understanding the contract or the terms of the contract seems to always be a subject when arbitration is involved. One party views a matter one way while another understands it another. Both mediation and arbitration have the same goal at hand, to bring a settlement to the disruptive
Mark Bozeman
Saint Leo University
MGT 441
1. “Complete an in-depth analysis of the Railway Labor Act (RLA), including its amendments, judicial interpretations, and administrative law. Having studied the RLA over the past few weeks, you will now tie it together with what you have learned about labor relations thus far. Choose a case from the Saint Leo Online Library or any other Internet source on this topic and be sure to include this in your response”(Fossum, 2015).
The Railway Labor Act (RLA) was enacted in 1926 where the constructing of governing laws and collective bargaining possibly started. “The coverage of the RLA was found in the private sector of nonmanagerial rail and airline employees and employers”(Fossum, 2015, p. 63). …show more content…
Explain arbitration and mediation and how they apply to labor relations.
“Third-party involvement includes mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration”(Fossum, 2015, p.409). Mediation is a party that assists the involved party however remains neutral. Mediation will find a common ground where the parties involved can communicate together in order to find a solution to whatever problem or task is at hand. However easy this may sound the task of bringing a disruptive party together can seem next to impossible. The goal for the mediator is to bring not only communication to the table but also an agreement.
“Arbitration is a quasi-judicial process in which parties agree to submit unresolved disputes to a neutral third party for binding settlement”(Fossum, 2015, p. 509). The topics of arbitration are the interest and rights of each party. Understanding the contract or the terms of the contract seems to always be a subject when arbitration is involved. One party views a matter one way while another understands it another. Both mediation and arbitration have the same goal at hand, to bring a settlement to the disruptive