Your Decide Activity
HRM330 Labor Relations Paper Assignment
DeVry University
Dr. Bowman
05/26/2014
Introduction:
As a Human Resources Manager we wear many hats, nd have many responsibilities. One of them is making sure we treat our employees fairly. We also want to make sure we do not give our employees a reason to have another organization, such as unions, to govern over them.
A union is used to improve the pay conditions and hours of the employees. The employers would select others to represent them to the employers to talk to them on their behalf. Often the leaders are very influential ad knowledgeable people with fixed views who could speak to equally influential and knowledgeable minded employees.
ACME AUTO PARTS
In the case of ACME Auto Parts where the parts workers at various companies are still represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW), they face demands for concessions during every contract negotiation.
In responding to the union organizing a drive as an HR Manager I would:
a) Work with the company’s manger’s to identify the issues that are driving employees to consider joining the union. It could be something simple and remedied- something employees have been asking for, but had been frustrated by management or could it be poor management- and be remedied by the firing of the general manager.
b) Go over the company’s mistakes or failures.
c) Make sure we are approachable
d) Ask manager and other employees who are not pro-union to share with other employees their thoughts, and experiences with unions; to talk about why having a union would not be the best option for your particular organization.
Plan for Discussing it with Upper Management
a) Discuss with your senior management team why the union is attempting to organize employees, and exactly what organizing activity they are aware of to date. Chances are that some of them will know facts that the chief executive does not know.
b) Call a meeting of supervisors and others who
DeVry University
Dr. Bowman
05/26/2014
Introduction:
As a Human Resources Manager we wear many hats, nd have many responsibilities. One of them is making sure we treat our employees fairly. We also want to make sure we do not give our employees a reason to have another organization, such as unions, to govern over them.
A union is used to improve the pay conditions and hours of the employees. The employers would select others to represent them to the employers to talk to them on their behalf. Often the leaders are very influential ad knowledgeable people with fixed views who could speak to equally influential and knowledgeable minded employees.
ACME AUTO PARTS
In the case of ACME Auto Parts where the parts workers at various companies are still represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW), they face demands for concessions during every contract negotiation.
In responding to the union organizing a drive as an HR Manager I would:
a) Work with the company’s manger’s to identify the issues that are driving employees to consider joining the union. It could be something simple and remedied- something employees have been asking for, but had been frustrated by management or could it be poor management- and be remedied by the firing of the general manager.
b) Go over the company’s mistakes or failures.
c) Make sure we are approachable
d) Ask manager and other employees who are not pro-union to share with other employees their thoughts, and experiences with unions; to talk about why having a union would not be the best option for your particular organization.
Plan for Discussing it with Upper Management
a) Discuss with your senior management team why the union is attempting to organize employees, and exactly what organizing activity they are aware of to date. Chances are that some of them will know facts that the chief executive does not know.
b) Call a meeting of supervisors and others who