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IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Management's purpose - make money
Authority - top management
Management has economic motive
Strike effect on public - some, not all services are vital. Examples of vital services are hospital, docks.
Strike effect on management - income loss for company; may have future income loss also
Paying for the cost - pass on in prices
Input - joint union-management decision-making
is an expansion of input from unilateral decision-making. (NB. Consumer is presently striving to gain input into private business decisions.)
Position of minority union - unlawful for employer to meet with minority union on job-related issues
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IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Management's purpose - provide services not supplied by private sector
Authority - confused between legislature and executive
Management has political motive - The politicians will make decisions based on what they think will be politically advantageous - will the public tolerate a strike? higher taxes? reduction in services? Or, as in the case of Chicago's Mayor Daley, what does the political machine want? (NB. The civil service unions are the mainstays of his political machine.)
Strike effect on public - again, some, not all services are vital. Examples of vital services are sanitation and fire and police protection (counties) and hospitals and prison guards (state)
Strike effect on management - government sometimes in better financial situation due to unpaid wages; public (including employees who struck) may punish elected official with political defeat
Paying for the cost - pass on in higher taxes or cut in services
Input - The public and its representatives don't have opportunity for input until after the contract has been negotiated. ILWU's George Martin proposes that union demands be published so public can indicate whether it is agreeable to them.
Position of minority union - minority employees have all rights of citizens to lobby; therefore the minority union continues to meet with management on job issues. An effect is public competition between rival unions, e.g. HFT & HSTA
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Fall 1975
Spring 1976
Con - Con