Complete attached assignment (5 page paper with references)

WatchMojo.com (2014). Top 10 labor strikes in U.S. history. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgd7_K5pCCU.

Select one of the strikes presented in the video as your focus for this assignment:

10. Steel Strike 1919
9. UPS Worker Strike 1997
8. U.S. Postal Strike 1970
7. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Strike 1981
6. Homestead Steelworkers Strike 1892
5. ILGWU Garment Workers Strike 1909
4. Great Railroad Strike 1922
3. Textile Workers Strike 1934
2. Bituminous Coal Strike 1946
1. Steelworkers Strike 1959

Prepare a 5-page paper addressing the following:

1. Summarize the story behind the strike.

2. Was there a “winning” side and a “losing” side? Or, were both sides “winners? Or, were both sides “losers”? Why?

3. The union movement has changed throughout history. Many labor-management agreements today call for cooperation between management and labor. Discern whether or not, given this turbulent history, a cooperative partnership is even possible.

Use at least five Online Library sources plus any applicable background readings to support your discussion.

Module 4 – Background

Labor Relations Laws

Required Reading

Blumner, N. (1998). The role of cooperative structures in workplace transformation. Cornell University. Retrieved from

http://www.mildredwarner.org/gov-restructuring/special-projects/cooperative.

Employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/EmployeeRightsPoster11x17_Final

Gray, G., Myers, D., and Myers, P. (1999). Cooperative provisions in labor agreements: a new paradigm? Monthly Labor Review, 29-45. Retrieved from

https://www.bls.gov/mlr/1999/01/art4full

Katz, H. C., Kochan, T. A., & Colvin, A. J. S. (2017). An introduction to U. S. collective bargaining and labor relations. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. See module backgrounds for specific pages to read. Retrieved from Skillsoft Books in the Trident Online Library.

Korshak, S. (2001). Good union relationships are best. Workforce. Retrieved from

https://www.workforce.com/2001/01/26/good-union-relationships-are-best/

Sultan, M. (2012) Managing Grievance Process (slideshow). Retrieved from

U.S. Department of Labor. (2017). Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, As Amended. Retrieved from

https://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/compllmrda.htm

WatchMojo.com (2014). Top 10 labor strikes in U.S. history. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgd7_K5pCCU.

Optional Reading

Devinatz, V. G. (2013). The crisis of U.S. trade unionism and what needs to be done. Labor Law Journal, 64(1), 5-19. Retrieved from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. (n.d.) What is grievance mediation? Retrieved from 

https://www.fmcs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/146-Grievance

Ji, M. (2016). Revolution or Reform? Union-Worker Cooperative Relations in the United States and Korea. Labor Studies Journal, 41(4), 355–366. Available in the Trident Online Library.

National Labor Relations Board. (n.d.) 1947 Taft-Hartley substantive provisions. Retrieved from

https://www.nlrb.gov/who-we-are/our-history/1947-taft-hartley-substantive-provisions

National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB Process. Retrieved from

https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/nlrb-process