Explaining Negative News in the Body of Your Message

question 6

Multiple Choice

Explaining negative news in the body of your message

• A)is required in all negative messages.
• B)adds unnecessary verbiage to the message.
• C)is guaranteed to confuse even the most conscientious readers.
• D)is required for external audiences but isn't useful for internal audiences.
• E)is often helpful when you're writing to an important customer.

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Definitions:

Laboratory Conditions Doctrine

A legal principle in labor law requiring that union representation elections be conducted in an environment that is free from employer coercion and interference.

Representation Election

This is a procedure where employees vote on whether or not they wish for union representation, sometimes leading to the establishment of a new union presence.

Unionization

The process by which workers form or join a labor union to collectively negotiate with their employer for improved conditions, wages, and benefits.

Salting

A tactic used by unions where union workers get hired at non-union workplaces in order to organize and unionize the employees within.