article from: Collection of Documents Relating to the Fictionalized Unionization of a McDonalds Restaurant by the UFCW

Q1 Having reviewed the timeline of certification of the bargaining unit at this McDonald's restaurant and the subsequent one-year collective agreement arrived at through interest arbitration, can you draw any conclusions about the nature and quality of the relationship between the employer and the workers? If you were part of the management team at the franchise, are there things you would have done differently in terms of the sequencing of events or decisions you would have made? (maximum 500 words) Q2 Assume it is March 1, 2023, and the collective agreement is about to expire. From the perspective of a member of the UFCW bargaining team, consider what a portion of an ideal new collective agreement should look like. Select one of the provisions in the excerpts (one paragraph or clause) of the articles of the collective agreement. Prepare revised language for that excerpt using CAPS to indicate which part is changing from the original language (You may change all or some of the provision). Follow up with a short description of what you think that change means and how it will help the membership in the future. Indicate what you expect the perspective of management to be on your proposed change. Explain your logic. (maximum 500 Words) Q3 Assume it is March 1, 2023, and the collective agreement is about to expire. Taking the perspective of a UFCW executive member who is looking at the future of the relationship of this bargaining unit with the restaurant, consider the options you now have. What are some of the options that you face that will push forward your agenda? What are some of the risks? What is your agenda? (maximum 500 words) (maximum 500 words) Q1 Having reviewed the timeline of certification of the bargaining unit at this McDonald's restaurant and the subsequent one-year collective agreement arrived at through interest arbitration, can you draw any conclusions about the nature and quality of the relationship between the employer and the workers? If you were part of the management team at the franchise, are there things you would have done differently in terms of the sequencing of events or decisions you would have made? (maximum 500 words) Q2 Assume it is March 1, 2023, and the collective agreement is about to expire. From the perspective of a member of the UFCW bargaining team, consider what a portion of an ideal new collective agreement should look like. Select one of the provisions in the excerpts (one paragraph or clause) of the articles of the collective agreement. Prepare revised language for that excerpt using CAPS to indicate which part is changing from the original language (You may change all or some of the provision). Follow up with a short description of what you think that change means and how it will help the membership in the future. Indicate what you expect the perspective of management to be on your proposed change. Explain your logic. (maximum 500 Words) Q3 Assume it is March 1, 2023, and the collective agreement is about to expire. Taking the perspective of a UFCW executive member who is looking at the future of the relationship of this bargaining unit with the restaurant, consider the options you now have. What are some of the options that you face that will push forward your agenda? What are some of the risks? What is your agenda? (maximum 500 words) (maximum 500 words)