Week 3: Periodic Elections Discussion
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Prompt
Response to the following questions:

Should unionized workplaces be required to hold periodic recertification elections to ensure that workers want to continue to be represented by their union? Why or why not?
Should non-unionized workplaces be required to have periodic elections to ensure that workers wish to remain non-union? Why or why not?
Engagement
Post an initial post to the discussion prompt by 11:59PM on Thursday of this week. Your Initial post must be at least 250 words, demonstrate course-related knowledge, and include at least 3 sources with appropriate citations and references. Post at least two reply posts to colleagues by 11:59 pm on Saturday of this week. Reply posts must be substantive and provide relevant discussion linked to the weekly course topics.

Evaluation
Both the quality and content of your postings will be assessed based on your understanding, thinking, writing, communication, application, and documentation, using the rubric provided.  To view the grading rubric associated with this discussion, click the Options icon (3 dots) in the top right corner of the page, and select Show Rubric.

Read
Budd, J.S. (2021). Labor Relations: Striking a Balance (6th ed.).
Chapter 5: Labor and Management: Strategies, Structures, and Constraints
Chapter 6: Union Organizing

Instructions
This week you are creating your value proposition.  Have some fun with it.  You will receive evaluation and feedback from your instructor in this assignment.

Role play your response as if you are a new OD and you need to create your value proposition to help you market yourself as an OD Consultant.  Remember that marketing and creating your value proposition is more than just listing off criteria. Successful ODs can tell a story and make a connection with their clients.  Think of how you can answer the questions below without sounding as if you are listing criteria. Use your passion and creativity. You will evaluate, critique and self-grade this assignment in Week 8.

Requirements
Create a video response to the following questions:

What is the market need?
What are your competencies that fill that market need and
What is your passion?
Guidelines

Video length is between 3 and 5 minutes
Pause and reflect on the questions
Write a script
Practice your response prior to recording
Record with confidence.  This is your value proposition.
Submission
Select Submit Assignment, follow prompts to add a link to your work, add any comments for your instructor in the comments box (optional), and then click Submit Assignment.

Evaluation
The grading rubric, which represents the performance expectations for this assignment, is located below.