Week 4: Written Assignment Identify one positive specific fact from each story. 1. Phil Dine State of the Unions (SOTU): The NLRB awarded back pay to 32,000 American employees because they were illegally discriminated against/terminated for attempting to form a union. 2. Collective Bargaining: President Kennedy issued an executive order in 1962 giving federal employees collective bargaining rights. Identify one negative specific fact from each story. 1. Phil Dine SOTU: There was a decline in American labor unions and membership dropped to 12%. 2. Collective Bargaining: Debate on collective bargaining due to numerous states/cities facing huge deficits caused by the recession/lack of tax revenues. Identify one interesting specific fact from each story. 1. Phil Dine SOTU: Unions regarded the administration as the most antiunion administration in American history. They're free market believers, thought employers/employees should be allowed to do as they please, believed unions hindered this. 2. Collective Bargaining: Wisconsin was the first state to offer collective bargaining to public employees. Theory/Concept/Linkage (Chapters 5/6): Identify/define the theory/concept and link to a specific fact. 1. Phil Dine SOTU: In 2005, seven labor unions led by teamsters, service employees, etc., formed the Change to Win Federation where labor destroyed its solidarity. Change to Win Federation supports the organizing model. \"AFLCIO created a \"Solidarity Charter\" program and local, Change to Win, unions are allowed to join local/state AFLCIO bodies. Over 2,000 solidarity charters were issued, debates continued over the impact of the breakaway of the Change to Win unions\". (Chapter 5, page 168). 2. Collective Bargaining: Mary Kay argued state employees desired dignity/respect, and forming an organization/bargaining with employers to improve working conditions would aid in achieving this. \"Union instrumentality - when an employee thinks a union will be successful in improving the workplace\". (Chapter 6, page 202). Final Exam Due Oct 14 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 5 Available Oct 11 at 12:01am Oct 14 at 11:59pm 4 days Time Limit 60 Minutes Instructions Case Study: - Part 1a: Closed-ended (Yes or No) - Part 1b: 300 words or less (Note: Be sure to cite the supporting section of the NLRA) Articles: - Parts 2a, 2b, and 2c: 300 words or less (TOTAL). Total Time: 1 hour Week 9: PreExam Readings Due Oct 11 by 11:59pm Points None Available Oct 7 at 12:01am Oct 14 at 11:59pm 8 days PLEASE READ BEFORE ENTERING EXAM (These are NOT the exam articles...but rather articles to better prepare you for the exam! NOTE: You CANNOT access the exam articles until you enter the final exam area.) Mexico's other border: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/mexicos-southern-border/cynthia-gorney-text (Links to an external site.) PreExam_reading1_MOB.docx China's middle class: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/middle-class/leslie-chang-text/1 (Links to an external site.) PreExam_reading2_CMC.docx