Purchase Solution

The relevance of Unions

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

How do you feel about unions in the work force? Should unions be allowed to run the system?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The solution discusses the role and relevance of the Unions in terms of protecting the interest of their members and their role in the way businesses and industries are run (see original problem).

Solution Preview

Unions have been a controversial topic since their inception. The Bureau of Labor Statistics website (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm) reveals that in 2004, 12.5% of wage and salary workers were union members as compared with 12.9% in 2003. The rate has steadily declined from a high of 20.1% in 1983. Most union members work for the government. Teachers, librarians, police officers, and firefighters make up the bulk of this group.
There are several arguments on both sides of the issue of whether or not labor unions are necessary. Some people argue that unions are still necessary today:
1) They protect against excessive work loads, decreased staffing, less pay and decreased benefits.
2) A union is really just a group of workers, who have organized themselves to solve problems that individually, they would be unable to fix. Groups have more power and strength than individuals and can effect employers to ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Social Media: Pinterest

This quiz introduces basic concepts of Pinterest social media

Lean your Process

This quiz will help you understand the basic concepts of Lean.

Six Sigma for Process Improvement

A high level understanding of Six Sigma and what it is all about. This just gives you a glimpse of Six Sigma which entails more in-depth knowledge of processes and techniques.

Managing the Older Worker

This quiz will let you know some of the basics of dealing with older workers. This is increasingly important for managers and human resource workers as many countries are facing an increase in older people in the workforce

Introduction to Finance

This quiz test introductory finance topics.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Unions and Unionism in the United States

    Despite of the decline of the popularity of unions in America, Subramani and Ramdas (2011) agreed that the answer to our country's economic woes is not the destruction of the unions but rather their reform to partner with employers, including the public

  • Human resource management

    If you were a union leader, what strategies would you use to increase the relevance of unions to the workforce of tomorrow? No more than 2 pages and please attach the reference. In the future, I see a meaningful role that unions can play.

  • Unions in global business strategies

    Unions are having close liaison with the employees so they can be at better position to take feed back from employees about the strategies of company and their relevance to local conditions of business and what the remedial steps the company should take

  • National Union Issues

    Do you think the issues could be addressed by management within today's law? Is there a better alternative than the voice of these two unions? Present evidence to support your impression of their relevance to the world of work today.

  • Union membership decline in the United States

    With the decline in the relevance of, power of, and political support of unions, union membership declined.

  • Stakeholders reaction to issuance of financial statement

    relevance.

  • Unions and Labor Relations: impact, relevance

    295759 Define and Examine Unions and Labor Relations: impact, relevance Labor Relations Paper a. Define unions and labor relations and their impact on organizations. b.

  • Relevance of unions in the Organization

    This solution define unions and labor relations and how they impact organizations. The relevance of unions to the U.S. was also looked into.

  • Labor relations: Discussing Paradoxes

    This now takes us to the relevance of labour unions in the capitalist system. Labour Unions are defined simply as the representatives of workers across varied industries in the economic machine.

View More Related Solutions