Unfair Labour Practices Case Study

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UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES CASE STUDY
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Introduction
The study is focused towards understanding the major implications of unfair labor
practices across various organizations. It is known that organizations at times engage in activities
that have negative impact on the employees. Unfair labor practices reefer to the actions of
employers or unions that unfairly influence employees to make unwanted decisions during
processes of certification. The various work related factors are essentially managed by the higher
management across various organization are often found to be flawed. Hence, there is a
significant requirement for better employee oriented labor practices. A case concerning the
termination of an employee of the Township of Rain Lake has been considered in the light of the
implications of some existing labor practices.
Key Issues
The identified issues within the case that is being considered are relevant to scenarios of
unfair labor practices. Firstly, the tenure of John Mills in the public works department of
Township of Rain Lake should have been considered more judiciously by the management while
making the final decision (McQuarrie, 2015). The demands of John Mills and the others with
regards to increasing the work hours were not essentially considered by the council. The council
only gave much lesser work hours than the requested 130 hours of work. Thirdly, the termination
of John Mills stating his accident record was very harsh given the fact that he had provided 8
years of disciplined services to the organization.
Assumptions
The significant assumption that are being made in the case for the better analysis of the
scenario are.

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 John Mills has been a dedicated long standing serviceman who needed to be retained for
the post
 The demands of the workers for the 130 hours work time was legitimate as no salary
increase was demanded
 The council tried to underestimate the union
 The council did not provide the resolution that was promised in the second meeting an
instead terminated a tenured and well-disciplined employee
 The implications of the council’s decisions can pose greater problems for the workers in
the future if not questioned