The employees of the Giant 78 Foods chain elect the Food Workers Union as their exclusive bargaining agent. Negotiations for an initial collective bargaining agreement begin, but after six months, no agreement has been reached. The company – EssayQuest

Please respond to each of the mini case studies with a 2-3 page explanation for each mini case study. You should use at least 4-5 resources in each case to support your position. Please make sure to review the associated rubric before you begin this assignment to be used also as a checklist as you develop this submission.

Mini Case Study 1

The employees of the Giant 78 Foods chain elect the Food Workers Union as their exclusive bargaining agent. Negotiations for an initial collective bargaining agreement begin, but after six months, no agreement has been reached. The company finds excess damage to merchandise in its warehouse and believes that this was intentional sabotage by dissident employees. The company notifies the union representative that any employees doing such acts will be terminated, and the union, in turn, notifies the employees. Soon thereafter, a manager notices an employee in the bakery section—where he has no right to be—making quick motions with his hands. The manager then finds several racks of bakery goods that have been cut. The employee is fired, whereupon a fellow employee and union member leads more than two dozen employees in an immediate walkout. The company discharges these employees and refuses to rehire them. The employees file a grievance with the NLRB. Are they entitled to get their jobs back? Why or why not?

Mini Case Study 2

The Dutchboy Shipbuilding Company has a shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland. During winter months, it repairs ships operating in both here and Norfolk, Virginia, and the workers at the shipyard are represented by several different unions. In 1961, the unions notified the company of their intention to seek a modification of the current collective bargaining agreement. On five previous occasions, agreements had been preceded by strikes (including illegal strikes) that were called just after ships arrived in the shipyard for repairs. In this way, the unions had greatly increased their leverage in bargaining with the company. Because of this history, the company was anxious about the unions’ strike plans. In August 1961, after extended negotiations, the company and the unions reached an impasse. The company then decided to lay off most of the workers and sent the following notice: “Because of the labor dispute which has been unresolved since August of 1961, you are laid off until further notice.” The unions filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB. Did the company engage in an unfair labor practice? Why or why not?

Rubric Name: Case Study Rubric

Criteria	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement	Unsatisfactory	Criterion Score
Required elements	40 points Student thoroughly addresses all required elements of the case.	32 points Student addresses most required elements of the case	28 points Student addresses some of the required elements of the case.	24 points Student addresses a few of the required elements in the case.	0 points Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment	Score of Required elements, / 40
Quality of discussion and analysis	40 points The depth of discussion is excellent. All concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis is very logical and well-supported.	32 points The depth of discussion is adequate. Most concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis is mostly logical and adequately supported.	28 points The depth of discussion needs improvement. Some concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis needs improvement and more support.	24 points The depth of discussion needs significant improvement. Few concepts are accurately described and employed. The analysis needs significant improvement and much more support.	0 points Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment	Score of Quality of discussion and analysis, / 40
Knowledge of topic and readings	40 points Overall, the student demonstrates an advanced understanding of the topic and the readings.	32 points Overall, the student demonstrates a competent understanding of the topic and the readings.	28 points Overall, the student demonstrates some knowledge of the topic and the readings.	24 points Overall, the student demonstrates a very limited knowledge of the topic and the readings.	0 points Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment	Score of Knowledge of topic and readings, / 40
Clarity and Logical Flow of Ideas	40 points The flow of ideas in the body of the response is logically organized. A clear argument is presented.	32 points The flow of ideas in the body of the response is mostly logically organized. A clear argument is presented.	28 points The flow of ideas in the body of the response is sometimes difficult to follow. There is not a clear argument.	24 points The flow of ideas in the body of the response is very hard to follow. There is not a clear argument.	0 points Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment	Score of Clarity and Logical Flow of Ideas, / 40
Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure APA Style	40 points The analysis contains very few, if any, minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Content is easy to understand. AND Student properly uses and cites resources	32 points The analysis contains minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure; but, they do not distract the reader from the content. AND/OR Student mostly uses and cites resources properly	28 points The analysis contains many minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. They do distract the reader from the content. AND/OR Student sometimes cites uses or cites resources	24 points The analysis contains major errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. They do distract the reader from the content. AND/OR Student rarely cites resources	0 points Does not meet minimum requirements for assignment	Score of Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure APA Style, / 40

Criteria

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Unsatisfactory

Criterion Score

Required elements

40 points

Student thoroughly addresses all
required elements of the case.

32 points

Student addresses most required
elements of the case

28 points

Student addresses some of the
required elements of the case.

24 points

Student addresses a few of the
required elements in the case.

0 points

Does not meet minimum
requirements for assignment

Score of Required elements,

/ 40

Quality of discussion and analysis

40 points

The depth of discussion is
excellent.
All concepts are accurately described and employed.
The analysis is very logical and well-supported.

32 points

The depth of discussion is
adequate.
Most concepts are accurately described and employed.
The analysis is mostly logical and adequately supported.

28 points

The depth of discussion needs
improvement.
Some concepts are accurately described and employed.
The analysis needs improvement and more support.

24 points

The depth of discussion needs
significant improvement.
Few concepts are accurately described and employed.
The analysis needs significant improvement and much more support.

0 points

Does not meet minimum
requirements for assignment

Score of Quality of discussion and analysis,

/ 40

Knowledge of topic and readings

40 points

Overall, the student demonstrates
an advanced understanding of the topic and the readings.

32 points

Overall, the student demonstrates
a competent understanding of the topic and the readings.

28 points

Overall, the student demonstrates
some knowledge of the topic and the readings.

24 points

Overall, the student demonstrates
a very limited knowledge of the topic and the readings.

0 points

Does not meet minimum
requirements for assignment

Score of Knowledge of topic and readings,

/ 40

Clarity and Logical Flow of Ideas

40 points

The flow of ideas in the body of
the response is logically organized. A clear argument is presented.

32 points

The flow of ideas in the body of
the response is mostly logically organized. A clear argument is presented.

28 points

The flow of ideas in the
body of the response is sometimes difficult to follow. There is not a clear
argument.

24 points

The flow of ideas in the body of
the response is very hard to follow. There is not a clear argument.

0 points

Does not meet minimum
requirements for assignment

Score of Clarity and Logical Flow of Ideas,

/ 40

Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure APA Style

40 points

The analysis contains very few, if any, minor errors related to grammar,
spelling, and sentence structure. Content is easy to understand.

AND

Student properly uses and cites resources

32 points

The analysis contains minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and
sentence structure; but, they do not distract the reader from the content.

AND/OR

Student mostly uses and cites resources properly

28 points

The analysis contains many minor errors related to grammar, spelling,
and sentence structure. They do distract the reader from the content.

AND/OR

Student sometimes cites uses or cites
resources

24 points

The analysis contains major errors related to grammar, spelling, and
sentence structure. They do distract the reader from the content.

AND/OR

Student rarely cites resources

0 points

Does not meet minimum
requirements for assignment

Score of Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure APA
Style,

/ 40

Total

Score of Case Study Rubric,

/ 200

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Rubric Name: Case Study Rubric