DISCUSSION QUESTION 5-2

MH681 Health Care Human Resources Management

Lesson 5: Labor Relations

Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.

Discussion Question 2 (50 points)

Watch the following You Tube videos.

· http://www.aflcio.org/Multimedia/Videos/Unions-Are-the-Last-Line-of-Defense-Against-Corporate-Greed

· http://www.aflcio.org/Multimedia/Videos/Workers-Can-Only-Find-Power-in-Numbers

· http://www.aflcio.org/Multimedia/Videos/Workers-are-the-Backbone-to-the-World-s-Economy

Write a two-page paper in which you take a pro-union or anti-union stance. Answer the following questions: Do you believe unions have a place in today’s workplace? Do you believe unions are the last line of defense against corporate greed? Do you believe that workers can only find power in numbers? Cite examples to support your opinion. (A 2-page response is required.)