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Labor Relations, Collective Bargaining, and Employee Rights

Decentralization of Unionization

Accomplishing collective bargaining at a higher level will be affected whenever lower trends emerge since there will be relatively low coverage on bargaining at the ground level of unionization. Such levels range from local membership to more established state union membership, therefore, union density decreases further following a prolonged trend in bargaining coverage (Fanti & Meccheri, 2016). A union can also fail to analyze the withdrawable amount from employer’s association for bargaining coverage contraction. This whole situation, therefore, complicates collective bargaining within decentralization of unionization.

The Challenges between Management and Unions

Yes, such challenges can be mitigated and managed in a transparent disclosure to eliminate irregularities since members will be in a position to tell what is real and true. Challenges between the union employees and management are a recurrent issue and, therefore, people are willing to creep minds with all decisions made for fostering relationship (Kornhauser, 2015). This idea will also create job security and advancement in career opportunities since it is the duty of union leaders to foster negotiations which must be done transparently regardless of whether they have the same negotiation agenda or priorities constituted by majority of union members. Transparency will also pave way for future developmental plans and strategy setting. 

Collective Bargaining

Yes, a union can represent its constituents better than the others especially in the case where a union organizer identifies a preliminary bargaining unit of his members. This helps in unionizing a given unit and gather employee signatures which clarifies if at least thirty percent of the entire population is interested.  A union’s constituents can also be independently represented through establishment of collective bargaining strategies on pay rates, amount of payable wages, hours of workers employment or the set working conditions (Chan & Hui, 2014). Comparing benefits and allowances among members is a practice to determining number of shares one owns in a union. It also encourages members to maximize their opportunities by virtue of employee participation for reflecting on each other’s needs and objectives set by union members. It amplifies power of voting through fostering solidarity among union members.