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This 5-page paper explores the necessity of unions in the United States. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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going on strike and disrupting service. There are also stories about companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., that are vehemently anti-union, because of their beliefs that unionization automatically means higher
wages. Then there is the frustrated boss of a company, who is unable to fire a lackluster employee because he might get in trouble with the union to which that
employee belongs. It seems, in other words, that unions are more trouble to organizations and their efforts than theyre worth. But on
the other side of the coin was the mother of all union-oriented media stories that took place in early 2011 - namely that of Scott Walker, Wisconsins Republican governor, doing
his best to slash wages and benefits of state employees (and to eliminate their collective bargaining rights) in an attempt to balance his states budget (Anonymous, 2011).
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. 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 a company 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. Unions and Impact on Organizations Before labor unions, corporate management
could take advantage of employees by providing low pay, no benefits and excruciating working hours. But when employees grouped together to bargain with management, they found they had more leverage
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