Answer to Question #268147 in Management for Erza Scarlet

Question

Case Study 1

Fiji airport worker protest: Thousands march in solidarity with workers seeking wage increase

Questions

1. How will the union ensure that their demands are met and employees continue to have faith in unions? Provide examples from the case study to support your answer. (3 marks)

2. What type of union is mentioned in the case study? Provide examples from the case study to support your answer. (3 marks)

3. Did government play a fair role in resolving this matter? How should they have solved the matter? Use conflict resolution methods to explain (4 marks)

Answer 1

1, To get their demands, the unions rely on various strategies during the course of bargaining, including striking, parading, boycott and collective bargaining.

2, Industrial union_Industrial unions are organizations made up of people who all work within the same industry or type of industry service. These unions usually correlate with one sector within the economy, and they encompass all people working within an industry. Many times industrial unions engage in contract negotiations that span across multiple employers within an industry—this is called sectional bargaining and is unique to industrial unions.

3, Understand the conflict

Communicate with the opposition.

Brainstorm possible resolutions.

Choose the best resolution

Use a third party mediator.

Explore alternatives.

Cope with stressful situations and pressure tactics