Managing Trade Unions at the Firm Level & the Dynamics of Collective Bargaining
Published: 2008
Author(s) Name: Himanshu Rai
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Abstract
Unions need to
change their outlooks if they wish to
maintain their relevance in today?s
changing environment. Both employers
and workers need to recognise each other?s
rights and obligations (Aswathappa 2001).
While the unions need to enhance the
quality of participation of rank and file in
union activities to regain their influence
(Srivastava 2001), the management needs
to look at employee empowerment,
through getting the workers to take
responsibility for shop-floor decisions over
quality, safety, productivity and material
use as a strategic option to develop strong
industrial relations (Ramaswamy &
Schiphorst 2000). Both employers and
unions need to secure settlement of
disputes through negotiations conducted
with integrative strategies while unions
avoid work stoppage and maintain
business discipline.
Keywords : Trade unions, Collective bargaining, conflicts & contradictions
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