Management and Unions

Management and Unions

Introduction

According to international labor law, the management must allow free association of the labor. The company must provide the environment, which can ensure that the employees are free in joining in any association and enjoy the right of collective bargaining. The management and labor unions often have a clash of objectives which creates conflicts in the implementation of the organizational objectives (Cooke, 2012). Many of the labor conflicts are generated on the issue of compensation being given to the labor. The unions are off the view that the labor is not being paid their due compensation and no matter how outrageous this claim may be, labor tends to support this concern. The rising cost of competition, switching of manufacturing industries overseas and issues of economic down turn has all contributed negatively to the profitability of the companies (Barling, 2011). The markets have become very competitive and the issues of cost cutting, right sizing, and restructuring doesn't receive favorable response from labor unions. On the contrary, the growth in the real wages has not been according to the rise of inflation. Everything cost more and the items of basic necessity are hard to come by, besides rent, utilities and children education. The labor demands higher pay from their employers as they have no other way to support their families. We will be reviewing the role of the management in the organization and the role of union in an organization. We will develop two strategies for the management which they can implement to make the working environment more productive and improve the relationship with unions. We will also develop two strategies for labor to implement for fostering their relationship with management.

Discussion

It is evident that the without the cooperation of management and unions, the companies are unable to achieve its goal. The management develops plan and the labor implements them. It's teamwork and the more integrated and synchronous they will be in their policies & operations, the successful organization will be. We will be reviewing the role of management and unions in the organizations.

Role of Management in Organizations

Management plays an essential role in the effective operations of the company. Dedicated professionals are hired to look after the different business functions of the organization. These people translate the overall business strategy into functional strategies which can be implemented through the labor.

Henry Mintzberg (1990) categorized the roles which management plays in the organization (Briner, 2012). While the extent of the implementation of these roles, may vary, all managers of the organizations switch among these roles. The management plays interpersonal roles. The management has legal, ceremonial and social responsibilities. They inspire other people in the organizations. They get the inspiration of culture from the senior management and implement it the same way which helps in the development and maintenance of the organizational culture. They share the vision of the company's top management with others and provide the leadership to in the operations of the organization. Evaluation of current process and devising ...