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This 5-page paper discusses the relationship between unions in the United States and overall labor relations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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rights of public employee unions by Scott Walker (Wisconsin governor) and his counterpart in Ohio, John Kasich, were regularly reported on in the media (Nichols, 2012; Anonymous, 2011). Furthermore, the
National Labor Relations Board has become a target of Congressional Republicans (Nichols, 2012). Beyond political rhetoric, however, there are stories of frustrated
management that cant fire lackluster employees because of potential union backlash. Furthermore, its intimated that in a 24/7 global economy, unions rules of specific work hours and time off is
eroding any kind of competitiveness that the U.S. can offer. Which side is correct?
The tension between collective bargaining labor and management has always been palpable, as both groups tend to take an "us versus them" stance. Even terms such as "collective bargaining," "workers
rights" and "strike" have pretty negative connotations. This, then, is the main problem of unions in the United States. Corporate management is convinced that these groups bring outrageous demands to
the table. Unions, on the other hand, point out that companies earning record-breaking profits should at least share the largess of those profits with employees. Because neither side is willing
to budge one inch, the result is a quagmire. At the dawn of the industrial age, before the advent of labor unions, management
could take advantage of employees by providing low pay, no benefits and long working hours with little, if any, time off. But when employees gathered to bargain with management, they
found they had more leverage than when approaching management separately. Ultimately, labor got its way with better wages and benefits (though the struggle wasnt simple - in many cases, it
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