HRMN 3420 FINAL - RUSTY ADAIR AUBURN
UNIVERSITY
Why did the Amazon labor union form? - Answer -Handling pandemic
Where did the Amazon labor union form? - Answer -New York
Most common reason that unions form - Answer -Lack of trust in leadership
What is a labor union? - Answer -a membership driven organization to represent
employees in contracts and employer relations
What does right to work mean? - Answer -employee can go to work for a company that
has a union, but they do not have to be a part of the union and pay dues to them
Why do employees want unions? - Answer -Three Buckets
1. Policies and Procedures
2. Change management
3. Leadership
What is the National Labor Relations Act? - Answer -employees are given the right to
collectively bargain wages, workplace issues, etc. AND engaged in concerted activities
Steps in the union organizing process - Answer -1. Identify Target
2. Determine Interest
3. Set up Organizing Committee
4. Build Interest
5. NLRB Hearing
6. Launch a Campaign
7. Hold an Election
Identify Target - Answer -Employees initiating campaign
Determining Interest - Answer -Is there sufficient interest among employees?
Setting up an Organizing Committee - Answer -Who is on the committee?
Local Committee
What is the objective of forming the committee?
Building Interest - Answer -Signing a union card that shows interest while keeping the
union quiet
UNIVERSITY
Why did the Amazon labor union form? - Answer -Handling pandemic
Where did the Amazon labor union form? - Answer -New York
Most common reason that unions form - Answer -Lack of trust in leadership
What is a labor union? - Answer -a membership driven organization to represent
employees in contracts and employer relations
What does right to work mean? - Answer -employee can go to work for a company that
has a union, but they do not have to be a part of the union and pay dues to them
Why do employees want unions? - Answer -Three Buckets
1. Policies and Procedures
2. Change management
3. Leadership
What is the National Labor Relations Act? - Answer -employees are given the right to
collectively bargain wages, workplace issues, etc. AND engaged in concerted activities
Steps in the union organizing process - Answer -1. Identify Target
2. Determine Interest
3. Set up Organizing Committee
4. Build Interest
5. NLRB Hearing
6. Launch a Campaign
7. Hold an Election
Identify Target - Answer -Employees initiating campaign
Determining Interest - Answer -Is there sufficient interest among employees?
Setting up an Organizing Committee - Answer -Who is on the committee?
Local Committee
What is the objective of forming the committee?
Building Interest - Answer -Signing a union card that shows interest while keeping the
union quiet
