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Answer the following Discussion Questions in the Discussion Board:

1. Why do employees unionize?

2. Are managers at fault if a group of employees seek unionization? Why or why not?

3. Describe the process an organization and its managers should use to defend against an attempt by employees to unionize? Is this legal? Which laws need to be followed?

4. Describe how effective employee relations techniques prevent the need for unionization.

5. Discuss why the percentage of workers who are unionized in other countries may be higher or lower than the percentage of workers who are unionized in the United States.