You have joined an organization in a management HR position. Employees recently conducted a successful campaign for unionization and the organization is now newly subject to union representation and a negotiated CBA is in place. You have been asked by your HR supervisor to write a memo to management and supervisors advising them of new expectations for management in the now unionized environment. Your memo must address the following:

A. What are the major differences, from the organization's perspective, in operating in a union-free environment versus a unionized environment? Discuss at least three changes for management in a union environment.

B. In the new unionized workplace, discuss at least two NLRA legal rights or prohibitions of each of the following:

• Management
• Employees
• Union Representative

C. What is the potential impact of unionization on the following administrative functions? Discuss this in terms of how the new CBA potentially impacts each of the following management/supervisory functions.

• Performance Management/Evaluation of Employees
• Employee Discipline
• Job Security
• Wages and Benefits
• Health and Safety

D. In addition to the increased costs of wages and benefits for union employees, what are additional increased costs the organization may expect to incur due to unionization? Provide at least three examples.

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