Author Question: Managers from Ford and representatives from United Auto Workers are in the first stage of collective ... (Read 39 times)

abern · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Managers from Ford and representatives from United Auto Workers are in the first stage of collective bargaining over benefits and wages. Which of the following is most likely occurring?

A) Subcommittees are forming to create alternatives.
B) Each side is trading some of its demands.
C) Each side is checking terms with superiors.
D) Each side is presenting its demands.

Question 2

List and describe the five steps involved in planning a union drive and election.

What will be an ideal response?

steff9894 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The five basic steps include 1) make initial contact, 2) obtain authorization cards, 3) hold a hearing, 4) hold a campaign, and 5) hold an election.

In the initial contact stage, the union determines the employees' interest in organizing and establishes an organizing committee. In step two, the union organizers try to get the employees to sign authorization cards to authorize the union to seek a representation election and state that the employee has applied to join the union. Thirty percent of the eligible employees in an appropriate bargaining unit must sign before the union can petition the National Labor Review Board for an election.

Once the union collects the authorization cards, it enters the third stage. In this stage, three things can occur. First, the employer may choose not to contest union recognition and the parties need no hearing. A special consent election is held. Second, the employer may choose to recognize the union's right to an election and the parties can immediately stipulate an election. Third, the employer may choose to contest the union's right and insist on a hearing to determine those issues. If a hearing is held and the results of the hearing are favorable for the union, the NLRB will order holding an election. In the fourth stage, a campaign will be held for the respective employer and union to appeal to employees for their votes. The election is held within 30-60 days after the NLRB issues its Decision and Direction of Election. The election is by secret ballot. The union wins if it gets a majority of the votes cast.