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There are problems and benefits to the business from unions rather than workers from the unorganized sector.
The Business:
From the point-of-view of business also the unions have helped the business boost productivity. As per the contention of Professor Harley Shaiken at the University of California-Berkeley where unions exist there is greater productivity, less absenteeism and better workplace communication and team spirit. There is also the possibility of having a better trained workforce. Consequently it leads to better performance, and competitiveness, and health safety and product quality. This in turn gives the firm a competitive edge in the economy. The study by Harley Shaiken shows that from 1943 to 1973 the wage rise and the rise in productivity were correlated while after 1973 with the union and collective bargaining has declined leading to poor wages and working conditions and this is said to be responsible for the current financial crisis and severe recession. (UAW, 2010) Not only this but other researchers like Brown and Medoff also agree that the companies with unions have greater productivity than those that do not. Even taking and extreme example it was found that the heart attack recovery rates were high were nurses had unions than in hospitals where they did not. (AFL-CIO, 2011b)
Ultimately all professions will get unionized in future. There are conflicts with some states that violate or have restrained the union activities. The National Labor Relations Board is serious about enforcing the rights of workers to organize unions in all states. (CWA, 2011) Thus employers ultimately cannot avoid unions...
(2011a) "America's Union Movement." Retrieved 26 January 2010 from www.aflcio.org
AFL-CIO. (2011b) "Collective Bargaining Raise Wages -- Especially for Women and People
of Color" Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff4.cfm
AFL-CIO. (2011c) "Nonunion worker pay is significantly lower in nearly all occupational groups" Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff5.cfm
AFL-CIO. (2011d) "Unions are good for business, productivity and the economy"
Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff8.cfm
AFL-CIO. (2011e) "Union workers have better health care and pensions"
Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff6.cfm
CWA. (2011) "NLRB warns states not to restrict workers organizing rights"
Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_warns_states_not_to_restrict_workers_organizing_rights
UAW. (2010) "A Worker Has a Right" Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.uaw.org/node/165
References
AFL-CIO. (2011a) "America's Union Movement." Retrieved 26 January 2010 from www.aflcio.org
AFL-CIO. (2011b) "Collective Bargaining Raise Wages -- Especially for Women and People
of Color" Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff4.cfm
AFL-CIO. (2011c) "Nonunion worker pay is significantly lower in nearly all occupational groups" Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff5.cfm
Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff8.cfm
Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/uniondiff6.cfm
Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_warns_states_not_to_restrict_workers_organizing_rights
UAW. (2010) "A Worker Has a Right" Retrieved 26 January 2010 from http://www.uaw.org/node/165
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