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book Labor Relations 3rd Edition by John Budd cover

Labor Relations 3rd Edition by John Budd

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0071105217
book Labor Relations 3rd Edition by John Budd cover

Labor Relations 3rd Edition by John Budd

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0071105217
Exercise 2
Interview workers, union officials, and managers who have been involved in a union organizing drive (or look in the newspaper). What issues were emphasized in the organizing drive? Are the issues examples of efficiency, equity, or voice?
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On interviewing the workers, union officials, and managers who were involved in a union organization drive, Issues were emphasized are the maintaining the Performance of the workers. Generally, low performance is due to inadequate productivity or poor quality of performance so workers should be motivated to maintain. Often employees complain that they are overworked, unfairly criticized, provided with inadequate resources, or have insurmountable obstacles to the performance of their task. 
Issues of union officials are to avoid the conflict with the management, making the genuine demand related to the workforce, and making a fair deal taking the organization to the height. Union officials keep a watch over the governance arrangements and alleged financial irregularities associated with the affairs of trade unions, related 'relevant entities', organizations, accounts and financial arrangements.
Issues related to the management is smooth conduction of the operation, keeping the employees motivated towards the goal of the organization and making the decisions and policy to achieve the growth keeping the resources, employees and organizational objectives in mind.
Efficiency is the productive, profit maximizing use of labor to promote economic prosperity; equity is fairness in the distribution of economic rewards, the administration of employment policies, and the provisions of employee security; and voice is the ability of the employees to have meaningful input into workplace decision. On interviewing and evaluating the issues of workers, union officials and management it is discovered that the issues involved are related to efficiency, equity and voice. Equitable treatment and employee voice increase commitment, reduce turnover, and therefore improve productivity and efficiency.
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