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1. Compare and contrast the process that labor and management use to prepare for

collective bargaining. How is the process similar? How is it different? If you could be a part

of either negotiating committee, which one would you prefer and why?

The process is similar from the fact that both labor and management consider the need for

balance at work where all the interests and demands of employees and other workers are placed

into total consideration. They are different from the fact that in the labor sector, employers need

to prepare for collective bargaining by being ready for a negotiation process where the goals are

properly set and prioritized. It entails activities such as active determination of maximum wages

that should be increased hence they can propose it to the union. Employers are required to make

good efforts during the entire negotiation process with a given union (Bulfone and Alfonso

2020). On the other hand, the management should prepare for collective bargaining by reviewing

all the union agendas from all previous negotiations. They also need to include active strategy

development activities which help in tackling the issues systematically. In case I was a member

of the negotiating committee, I would prefer the labor sector which helps in minimizing any

issue concerning employee turnover levels.

2. In the public sector, unionized employees in some state and local governments do not

have the right to strike when the parties reach an impasse in contract negotiations. Discuss

whether public sector unions should have the right to strike and why. In your response,

please discuss how a strike in the public sector would be different from a private sector

strike as well as any limitations to a public sector employee’s right to strike that you feel

would be necessary to maintain public services.

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Public sector unions have a right to strike since when their contract issues are not

effectively handled, they need to fight for their rights and ensure that their interests are fully

heard. In the private unions they focus on wages and job securities while in the public unions

they are focused on improving the available work conditions. A strike in a public sector is quite

different from that in a private sector in that in a public sector they easily bargain with an

employer while in a public union they bargain with the state and other local legislators (Feinberg

and Meade 2017). Therefore in handling matters the public sectors usually find it hard

addressing their interests as compared to the private sectors.

3. What do you consider to be the single most important benefit of union membership, and

why?

The single most important benefit of union membership is that it leads to higher

productivity where there are low employee turnover rates and also an improved communication.

However under productivity it emerges as the important one for it boosts the public image of the

union where the members highly operate in line with enhancing its overall growth and

development as well as that of the economy.

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References

Bulfone, F., & Afonso, A. (2020). Business against markets: Employer resistance to collective

bargaining liberalization during the eurozone crisis. Comparative Political Studies, 53(5),

809-846.

Feinberg, R. M., & Meade, D. (2017). Economic benefits of the credit union tax exemption to

consumers, businesses, and the US economy. Report, National Association of Federally-

Insured Credit Unions.