HR Challenge 02: Employment Law in the Successful Workplace- National Labor Relations Act Analysis (PPT)

Topic: HR
Challenge 02: Employment Law in the Successful Workplace- National Labor
Relations Act Analysis (PPT)
Overview: 3 pages (825 words)
Source: Minimum 2 sources. Any listed sources can be used.
APA6. (Any of the listed sources can be used.)

A. Prepare
7 PowerPoint slides with speaker notes to leadership on the
history of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the implications of the
case, National Labor Relations Board v. General Motors Corp., 1963, for your
business in relation to unfair labor practices.
B. Not
all human resource specialists will have to navigate situations with unions and
management, but all human resource professionals need to think legally. By
studying a seminal case between management and the union, National Labor
Relations Board v. General Motors Corp., 1963, you will gain background
knowledge about the agency model of union membership and what the court defines
as unfair labor practices.
C. The
habit of mind that you develop by studying and analyzing this case will serve
you as you think about the legal ramifications of negotiations with employees
and management on a wide range of issues.

D. Introduction
Your company is reviewing its approach to the National
Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Your human resources team has been tasked with
giving a presentation about the history of the NLRA that is appropriate for
leaders as well as other human resource specialists, in order to prepare them
for ongoing discussions about the issues presented by NLRA for your company.
1. YOUR
CHALLENGE

i.
You are a human resource specialist who
has been tasked to present the key points from this case to various small
groups of company leaders and other human resource specialists so that they
have the background to discuss how NLRA could impact your business.

E. Based on key guidelines from the National Labor
Relations Act (NLRA), analyze National Labor Relations Board v. General Motors
Corp., 1963. Prepare a 7-slide PowerPoint presentation explaining and analyzing
key elements of the case.
1. Read
the National Labor Relations Board v. General Motors Corp., 1963
case, noting the bulleted elements below.
2. Review
the IRAC strategy for analyzing cases and apply those steps in your study of
this case.
3. Prepare
7 PowerPoint slides that address the following:

i.
(Slide 1- 100 words) Introduction.
1. Summary
of the events leading up to the case.

ii.
(Slide 1- 100 words) Analyze General
Motors’ position in the case.
1. What
was their position about whether an agency shop was considered an unfair labor
practice? What was their rationale for their position?

iii.
(Slide 1- 100 words) Analyze the union’s
position in the case.
1. What
was their position about whether an agency shop was considered an unfair labor
practice? What was their rationale for their position?

iv.
(Slide 1- 100 words) Analyze the role of
the court in the case.
1. What
is the effect of the court’s decision on all organizations and unions?

v.
(Slide 1- 100 words) Analyze the
relationship of the case with the NLRA.
1. Consider
case assertions, evidence, and findings.

vi.
(Slide 1- 150 words) Evaluate the
historical impact of this case on the union/management power struggle.
1. What
was the relationship before the case? Who was considered the winner in this
case? How did the case affect future challenges?

vii.
(Slide 1- 150 words) Assess how this case
changed the relationship between management and all employees at GM, and in
unionized organizations in general.
4. To
support your assertions, cite specific examples from the case and from your
other assigned readings.
5. Use
short phrases that are clear, comprehensible, and free of jargon for each
bullet point.
Include
no more than three bullet points per slide if possible.

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