Labor Relations Case Study
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The case study is attached, this is a group project, my part are the questions below. All I need is a guide about how this relates to Union. Please provide good resourses if possible and cite references.
1. Labor Relations Project
Case Study
The organization is a medium-sized independent living home, Happy Trails, LLC. It is a for-profit facility located in a suburban environment. Due to traffic and road congestion, this eldercare facility is the most convenient independent living home near the city. Independent living homes in the city offer many of the same services as Happy Trails, but are more expensive. There are also a number of hospitals that the elderly may go to for acute health care issues.
In a response to the changing economy and patient access from the suburban areas to the city, Happy Trails has taken some measures to compete and become more attractive, and build on its long-term care for patients in the surrounding areas. It has reduced overtime allotments of its seasoned patient care staff, and has terminated several registered nurses. As the registered nurses have left Happy Trails, they were replaced by Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), who receive lower compensation and fewer benefits.
The health care facilities in the city have been unionized and are well represented by an experienced union business agent. The union has recently negotiated superior wages and benefits at the independent living homes in the city.
In terms of the health care professionals employed there, Happy Trails is not so happy now because the union representing the other facilities has gotten the attention of the Happy Trails LPNs.
As a Learning Team, you are a group of individuals who are members of a consulting firm. You are responsible for representing these LPNs and advising them regarding the following questions:
The requirements of the Learning Team:
a. The LPNs have asked for your advice:
1) What would you advise the LPNs to do? Should they unionize? What are the advantages and disadvantages of unionizing at Happy Trials?
2) What issues might the union raise during the organizing effort?
3) What steps should the LPNs follow to unionize?
4) What unfair labor practices need to be avoided by LPNs?
Include a description of the specific labor laws that cause you to include as you have on the forgoing, and why.
f. Fully discuss your responses to each of the foregoing, and include applicable references.
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The solution examines a labor relations case study concerning LPNS. All 4 questions are addressed, and references are cited.
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It is my goal to provide ideas, definitions, research help, and instructions on how you, the student, should approach the assignment.
1.) I think it's clear that unionization should be considered here. LPNs are being left to pick up the work that was being previously done by RNs, and they are not receiving as much compensation. I'm going to have you read the next two articles about advantages and disadvantages of unions.
http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=2312
http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=2313
2.) I would go right to the case study for this:
"In a ...
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