HRMD 620 Week 2 Reading For background information about the historical environment, please see: Rice University. (2014). Chapter 18.3: Building industrial America on the backs of labor. In OpenStax College (Ed.). U. S. History (pp. 540-549). Retrieved from http://legacy.cnx.org/content/m50106/latest/ For a brief historical review and discussion of recent developments in the public sector, please read: Devinatz, V. G. (2012). The attack on US public sector unionism in the age of austerity. Labor Law Journal, 63(1), pp. 5-21. Retrieved from http://hr.cch.com/ HRMD 620 Week 3 Reading This article summarizes the RLA in fairly easy terms to understand. To see the entire document in the library, it may be necessary to download it. Federal Railroad Administration. (2012, September 27). Highlights of the Railway Labor Act (\"RLA\"), and the U. S. Department of Transportation's (\"DOT\") role in RLA disputes. Retrieved from https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L03014 This article explains in a well-organized way what concerted activity is and the criteria for judging it. Long, J. S. (2015). #Fired: The National Labor Relations Act and employee outbursts in the age of social media. Boston College Law Review, 56(3), 1217-1247. Retrieved from http://bclawreview.org/ This article illustrates how the policies stated in employee handbooks can contribute to violation of employee rights. Please note that, while the NLRB report provides good guidance on the Board's position, it is not binding. NLRB decisions can be appealed to the appropriate Circuit Court of Appeals. Droke, M., Murphy, D., Herman, S., Bernhard, R., & Markison, J. (2015). NLRB report concludes that many common handbook policies violate the NLRA. Employee Relations Law Journal, 41(2), 39-44. Retrieved from http://www.aspenpublishers.com/ Week 4 Readings (1) Clark, P. F., & Sadler, J. (2010.) Chapter 16: Role of labor unions in labor markets. In Rhona C. Free (Ed.). 21st century economics: A reference handbook (pp. 163-172). DOI: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.umuc.edu/10.4135/9781412979290.n16 (Note: This was a source in Week 1. This is a good time to review it.) (2) NLRB. (2015). Description of Representation Case Procedures in Certification and Decertification Cases. https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3040/Form%20NLRB-4812%20%20Description%20of%20Procedures%20in%20Certification%20and%20Decertification%20Cases.pdf (3) Representation Case Rules Effective April 14, 2015 https://www.nlrb.gov/what-we-do/conduct-elections/representation-case-rules-effective-april14-2015: Guidance Memorandum on Representation Case Procedure Changes Effective April 14, 2015, issued by the General Counsel (Scan.) Frequently Asked Questions (Scan.) PowerPoint Presentation Showing Changes in R Case Rules (Read.) (4) Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act (required posting) https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/EmployeeRightsPoster11x17_Final.pdf (5) RC (Representation Certification) form: https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3040/Form%20NLRB502%20%28RC%29%20-%20RC%20Petition.pdf (6) Process for Unfair Labor Practice: https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/nlrb-process (7) Mahoney, T. & Drutchas, A. (2016, June 9). Could your employee participation program be illegal? Two laws you should know. Society for Human Resource Management. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/labor-relations/pages/could-youremployee-participation-program-be-illegal.aspx (8) DOL. (n.d.) Overview/Summary - Persuader Agreements: Ensuring Transparency in Reporting for Employers and Labor Relations Consultants. https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/ecr/Persuader_OverviewSum_508_2.pdf (9) Gould, E. & Kimball, W. (2015, April 22). Right-to-Work states still have lower wages. Economic Policy Institute. Retrieved from http://www.epi.org/publication/right-to-work-states-have-lower-wages/ HRMD 620 Week 6 Reading List The first document is a case study that we will be referring to in Weeks 6, 7, and 8. Please read it carefully in its entirety. McKersie,R., Kochan, T., Sharpe, T., Eaton, A., Strauss, G. & Morgenstern, M. (2006).Negotiating in partnership: A case study of the 2005 national negotiations at Kaiser Permanente. MIT Sloan School of Management. Retrieved from http://smlr.rutgers.edu/case-study-of-2005-nationalnegotiations-at-kaiser-permanente. Please review this document which summarizes key points about Interest Based Bargaining. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (n.d.). Interest based bargaining. Retrieved from https://www.fmcs.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2016/02/Interest_Based_Bargaining.pdf HRMD 620 Week 7 Reading The following readings illustrate key points about bargaining impasses, replacement workers, and strikes. Please read them carefully. Dannin, E., and Lofaso, A.M. (2007). NLRB General Counsel seeks tougher remedies in first contract bargaining cases. Labor Law Journal, 58(3), 203-209. Hanna, W.M., and Portman, K. (2012). Public sector bargaining: Moving towards an uncertain future. State & Local Law News, (35)4. Minchin, T.J. (2012) Shutting down 'Big Brown': reassessing the 1997 UPS strike and the fate of American labor. Labor History, 53(4), 541-560. Norelli, J.P. (2008) Replacements: Time for a new look? Labor Lawyer, 24(1), 97-107. HRMD 620 Week 8 Reading This document is the Collective Bargaining Agreement that Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions negotiated in 2005. This week, we will be examining key sections of the agreement. See this week's introduction for the passages you need to read. Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions (2015). National agreement. Retrieved from: http://www.lmpartnership.org/sites/default/files/2005_national_ agreement_agreement.pdf The following readings illustrate key points about contract maintenance. Please read them carefully. Breslin, T. (2011). Weingarten rights: Protecting nurses at disciplinary meetings. Massachusetts Nurse Advocate, 82(2). Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (n.d.). Arbitration services. Retrieved from https://www.fmcs.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2016/07/Arbitration-Version-2-July-2016.pdf Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (n.d.). Grievance mediation. Retrieved from https://www.fmcs.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2016/06/Grievance-Mediation.pdf Zachary, M. (2014). Labor law for supervisors. Supervision 75(5), p. 20-24