The Emergency Department staff decides to use a collective ...

[jon_i]

The Emergency Department staff decides to use a collective bargaining model for negotiation rather than a traditional trade union model. A traditional trade union model is characterized by:
 
  a. Positional conflict.
  b. Management support of labor's initiatives.
  c. A spirit of trust between management and labor.
  d. An ability to resolve complaints.

Question 2

The staff members in a local Emergency Department are experiencing stress and burnout as the result of excessive overtime.
 
  The staff decides to unionize to negotiate for better working conditions. The increase in unionization within health care may be attributed to the:
 
  a. Movement from being blue-collar workers to being knowledge workers.
  b. Excess profits in health care.
  c. Level of risk that exists for health care.
  d. Number of people who are involved in health care.

[tandmlomax84]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Collective bargaining encompasses management support of labor's initiative, a spirit of trust between labor and management, and resolution of problems. It replaces the positional conflict that has been associated with traditional trade unions. Models such as the interest-based problem solving (IBPS) model seek to avoid positional conflicts such as those between labor and management that do not take into account the opposing party in any way.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
As technology replaces unskilled workers, fewer workers are available for trade-union organizing, which has led to declines in union memberships. Nurses represent a large pool of workers who may be available for union organizing in the face of the declining pool available elsewhere.

[jon_i]

Thank you

[tandmlomax84]

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