It identifies the rights of students and instructors regarding the collective bargaining process over the final exam. The rules governing the exercise are based on the Student Collective Bargaining Act (SCBA), a fictitious act created to help students understand the NLRA and the labor relations process. Students are given the opportunity to form a fictitious union (the Student Solidarity Union) and engage in collective bargaining with the instructor over the terms and conditions of the final exam. This exercise will help instructors navigate students through the labor relations process in an effective and engaging way. In the United States, the labor relations process is a set of interdependent activities guided by an often confusing regulatory framework, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This exercise explores the labor relations process in the United States, including union organizing, contract negotiations and contract administration.

However, at least 1.5 hours of class time should be allotted for coverage and discussion of the case.Ī student workbook is available to download. Instructors can easily adjust the case for different class time-bands. Under the assumption that the class meets twice a week for 1.5 hours per session, the instructor can cover the entire case in one full class session or divide it into two, covering it in half of two class sessions. The case is designed for undergraduate or graduate students in an introductory or survey HRM course and can be used as a complementary case for an undergraduate or graduate labor relations course.

The important role of contract administration.

The interpretation of the outcome of contract negotiations.

The importance of pre-contract negotiations.

The influence stakeholders have on labor-management relations.

Union election campaign strategies and activities of employers and unions.

The factors contributing to employee interest in union representation.

The legal parameters regulating labor relations.

The case follows the actual efforts of undergraduate resident assistants (RAs) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) who sought to be represented by the United Auto Workers union for collective bargaining purposes. This case promotes learning about the labor relations process in the United States.

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