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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

1. Discuss merits/demerits of the role of strike, agitation and legal approach in union-¬management relations.

Ans. - 1. Discuss merits/demerits of the role of strike, agitation and legal approach in union management relations?

The principal engagement of Union with management is though their actions like lobbying, politics, and the community which extends to strike, agitation and legal approach. Strikes first became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines while legal approach is the latest trend which is picking up at faster pace.

Here are some merits of actions of role of strike, agitation and legal approach on union management relations:

1. One of the positive effects can be increase in productivity as apart from lower quit rates, existence of union (thus, strike, agitation and legal approach) ensures better management accountability.

2. Unions can improve efficiency by putting pressure on management to tighten job production standards and accountability in order to preserve profits in the face of higher wages

3. The strike could lead to immediate realization of demands of the laborers as when the strike begins, the owner primary focus is to discuss and settle those demands.

4. Management strategy to improve organization performance such as creating 'learning organizations' found genuine union involvement crucial to achieving outcomes. The existence of strong independent representation of employee interests reduced mistrust and skepticism that could otherwise undermine management strategy

Besides owning the advantages, the labor strike also has disadvantage:

1. Unions appear to insist on promotion-from-within and the related use of internal posting-and-bidding. This, in turn, causes management to limit its channels of external recruiting

2. The company will incur losses because the company cannot produce its goods during the period of strike