The Semi-Formal Report

Topic: Unions In recent years Starbuck, Amazon, and employees from various organizations, both public and private, have tried to unionize. As the owner of a start-up company, you are curious about why employees are seeking to unionize. You ask your assistant to prepare a report detailing: A brief history of reason unions were created, How unions work, How unions have impacted society, and The pros and cons of unions Scope

1. Create a semi-formal report using collected research information: Use a minimum of 5 research sources/documents Use academic research (found through Seneca Library and/or other credible research sources). Wikipedia, blogs, and other no academic sources of information will not be accepted. A deduction of marks will be the result of using such sources.

2. Your report should include the following sections of a Semi-formal Report: Introduction: presentation of background, purpose statement Discussion: presentation and Key Findings Conclusion Recommendation(s) Reference List

3. Include graphics. Integrate three illustrations (infographics and other graphics, developed or found through research) into your report. Please ensure all illustrations are labeled correctly, have descriptive captions, and are cited.

4. Use your own words. Content that is copied and pasted without the appropriate documentation of sources is considered plagiarized and is not acceptable. All submissions will be checked using SafeAssign to check for authenticity. (see page 4) 5. Acknowledge your sources. All external research: direct quotes, summaries, and paraphrases must be correctly cited in APA. Please remember, no more than 10% of your paper can be a direct quote. Include a correctly formatted and complete APA Reference list. 6. Use appropriate tone, business writing style and correct format. Your writing in this course should be clear, concise, correct, courteous, complete, and concrete. Where possible, you should use active voice. Ensure that you proofread your work for grammatical and formatting errors.