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Week

4 Labor Relations Project

Happy Trails, LLC. is a medium-sized independent living home, 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. The elderly may go to a several hospitals

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, 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 leave Happy Trails, they are replaced by Licensed

Practical Nurses (LPNs), who receive lower compensation and fewer benefits.

The health care facilities in the city are

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 received the attention of the Happy Trails LPNs.

Complete a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper that responds to the following questions:

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 LPNs have asked for your advice:

• What would you advise

  the LPNs to do? Should they unionize? What are the advantages and

  disadvantages of unionizing at Happy Trials?

• What issues might the union

  raise during the organizing effort?

• What steps must the LPNs

  follow to unionize?

• What unfair labor

  practices need to be avoided by LPNs?

• The independent living home management team has

  asked for your advice:

• What would you advise

  the independent living home management to do? Should they oppose

  unionization?

• What arguments or

  defenses might the hospital raise to the union’s organizing issues?

• If the company elects to

  resist unionization, what steps must the company follow?

• What unfair labor

  practices need to be avoided by management?

• Happy Trails’ management team may engage in any

  number of activities during the unionization. Which of the following would

  you advise? Explain why or why not?

• Actively promote LPNs,

  offer bonuses, and place some into leadership and management roles.

• Tell employees salary

  increases must cease to finance the collective bargaining agreement.

• Explain current employee

  benefits to the LPNs, comparing them to the union promises.

• Threaten to close the

  facility due to the union campaign.

• Assist in the

  circulation of antiunion petitions.

• Counter union

  exaggerated claims on flyers.

• Tell employees they do

  not need to talk to union organizers, that they may vote against the

  union, and that the independent living home does not welcome the union.

• Solicit employees to

  request the return of their authorization cards.

• Tell employees they may

  be replaced if they vote for the union.

• Appeal to the employees

  to defeat the union.

Include a description of the specific labor laws that you

included and why.

Discuss your responses to each of the previous questions and

include applicable references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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