National Labor Relations Board

Part 1. In a 2 - 3 page (500-750 words) paper written in APA format and attached as a Microsoft Word document, please complete the following assignment:

Explore the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) website at: http://www.nlrb.gov (Links to an external site.) Answer the following questions:

1) When was the NLRB established and what is its primary function?

2) What is the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)? What employees/employers are not covered by the NLRA?

3) What is collective bargaining and how does the NLRA protect employee’s rights in relationship to collective bargaining?

4) Provide three examples of employer conduct which violates the NLRA

5) Provide three examples of labor organization conduct which violates the NLRA

6) How does an employee file a charge against an employer or a union?

Part 2.

Must be two to three substantive paragraphs 250+ total words and include at least two APA-formatted citation/reference

Because of the change in reimbursement systems from a cost basis to a prospective payment system, the decrease in inpatient occupancy and emergence of price competition make cost containment a top priority for all healthcare managers. What are the four implications of cost containment and where does management engineering fit in with them? In what ways can labor costs be contained?