Would you prefer to work with a unionized or non-unionized workforce?
Review the background materials. Imagine that you have applied for a position as an HR executive in a private-sector corporation. As part of the interview process, you have been asked to prepare written notes and a PowerPoint presentation of your outline with voiceover responding to the following interview questions:
- When a business anticipates that its workforce is trying to unionize, which laws and legal issues are most important for the business leaders to know about?
- What is the role of unions in the modern American labor force?
- How is the Human Resources Management function different in a unionized private-sector workforce setting?
- Would you prefer to work with a unionized or non-unionized workforce? Explain.
Important: Be sure to submit a Word document in which you provide your notes and cite and reference along with the other sources utilized to prepare the presentation.
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