1. Is the increasing resistance of firms
to unionization new... or simply a return to the historic relationship
that had existed in the US?
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2. Would you expect a stronger anti union
response from a firm in mfr or a service industry?
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3. In today's increasingly competitive employment
env, would you expect to find many (or any) firms taking a "philosophy-laden"
approach?
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4. Should public policy change in some way
so that unions who win rep have a better chance of neg the 1st contract?
How would this be done?
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1. Is the increasing resistance of firms to unionization new... or simply a return to the historic relationship that had existed in the US? ANSWER Levels of union resistance, like many phenomenon, go in cycles Like many facets of Labor / Mgt relationships, labor & mgt are now in a mgt dominated phase of the relationship These are the same factors that also have lead to \/ membership, including: - /\ edu
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2. Would you expect a stronger antiunion response from a firm in mfr or a service industry? ANSWER 2. Service Because it has a /\ % of costs in labor If mfr is unionized, that typically only affects 20 - 30% of costs Serv Ind has 80 - 100% of labor as it's costs If mfr is unionized, it can often pass that smaller /\
onto consumers
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3. In today's increasingly competitive employment env, would you expect to find many (or any) firms taking a "philosophy-laden" approach? ANSWER 3. No The idea of a benign (good) dictator in the wkplace is possible, but increasingly it is a romantic, unrealistic pt of view Why? competition means nice people finish last Idea of benign dictator is itself arrogant & elitist: Assumes wkrs are not sophisticated enuf to decide what is in their interest or who can best rep them Idea of benevolent boss is still our most popular cultural
ideal in the world of wk
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4. Should public policy change in some way so that unions who win representation have a better chance of negotiating the 1st contract? How would this be done? ANSWER 4. Depenfs on wheterh you think unions are unfairly or fairly weakened by the activiites of mgt The union has the tools to deal w/ resistant firms, including:
To do so would be to give Labor total power The heart of this questions goes to two questions: How do we determine "good faith" bargaining? Ultimately by comparing offers to the mkt place, ie the independent standard But the problem here is that firms can stall for too long Second question: do unions now have enuf tools to effectively bargain? Can the ultimate answer be seen in the decline of unions?
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