Mega Corp Has Decided to Subcontract About 30 Percent of Its

Essay

Mega Corp has decided to subcontract about 30 percent of its production work to a company located in Thailand.The subcontracting is designed to replace union workers with cheaper labor.The work that will be contracted away had previously been done in the company's main plant in New Jersey.The union representing the Mega Corp workers claims this is an issue subject to mandatory bargaining.Management claims it is a corporate organization decision and,thus,not subject to bargaining.Who is right?