After completing the required readings listed above read the following case study: Collective Bargaining (Positional): Taking the Firefighters Heat Collective Bargaining (Positional): Taking the Firefighters Heat – Alternative FormatsThis case study comes from the following book:Reeves, T. Z. (2006). Cases in human resource management (2nd ed.). Thomson Wadsworth.Once you have read the case study, write a 3-4 page paper (although feel free to write more if you want) that addresses each of the following topics. [Note: Do not answer the questions listed at the end of the case study — answer the topics listed below.] Be sure your paper fully explains your ideas, using points from the case study, as well as the required readings (and/or other appropriate sources). Your paper should be double-spaced, with 12-point font, and 1” margins and needs to be written as an APA-formatted essay [see the mail message sent out the first week of class for full details].1) Identify and explain the strongest and weakest points for the labor team; based on those points, explain what approach to the negotiations should be taken by the labor team.2) Identify and explain the strongest and weakest points for the management team; based on those points, explain what approach to the negotiations should be taken by the management team.3) Explain how the factors in public sector management-labor negotiations impact, or might impact, the collective bargaining process in this situation.4) What do you see as the most likely outcome in this bargaining process?
