Required Resources

Text

Seaquist, G. (2015). Employee and labor relations: A practical guide. San Diego: Bridgepoint Education.

• Chapter 3: The rise of legal protection.
• Chapter 4: Application of the National Labor Relations Act to Union Elections to Determine if Workers Wish to Be Represented by a Union in Their Workplace.

Instruction

Week Two Lecture

Websites

Office Online (n.d.). Insert or create a table (Links to an external site.)Links to an

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external site.. Retrieved from https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Insert-or-create-a-table-de20e78c-ede3-4043-a9fb-27f0b73fb447

 

Recommended Resources

Article

Barras, J. (2014, December 11). NLRB: Employees may usurp employer email systems for non-work-related communications (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/theemploymentbeat/2014/12/11/nlrb-employees-may-usurp-employer-email-systems-for-non-work-related-communications/

Carnegie, A. (1920). Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: With Illustrations (Links to an external

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site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976

• Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie (Free) Note, Carnegie’s description of the Homestead strike can be found in chapter XVII

Tice, C. (2014, September 12). 4 threats that could spell the end of cheap fast food (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/caroltice/2014/09/12/4-threats-spell-the-end-of-cheap-fast-food/

 

 

 

History of U.S. Labor Legislation

Employers have a long history of using their power to abuse employees. Past employer practices have led to bloody conflicts. Over time, the development of Federal regulations has helped ease the tense

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employee/employer relationship.

Create a timeline of all the significant labor legislation passed in the 20th century using Word’s Table  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.feature. Next to the name of each law, place a column with the year it was passed, and then another column, in your own words, provide a description of what the law covered. If the law was amended by another law, make an additional column and explain why and how it amended the previous law.

Remember to comply with APA, 6th edition guidelines as delineated in the Ashford University Writing Center and in the Originality Matters section of the course.  You must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

Carefully review

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the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

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