Future Labor Unions

Does the Law Preclude a Future for U.S. Unions? - Article Critique An article critique of Hurd, R. W. (2013). Moving beyond the critical synthesis: Does the law preclude a future for US unions? Labor History, 54(2), 193-200. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=87786622&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Author's Main Points Hurd (2013) noted the importance of understanding how the Labor Union began, grew, fell, almost became great again, and how it benefited the labor union leaders not the laborers themselves or the labor organizations within the states throughout these difficulties. During this article Hurd (2013), points out how he feels the unions

During these times of greed and self-serving from union leaders, many of the union workers themselves just wanted fair wages, fair hours, and the ability to have health insurance for their families, however for the union leaders this wasn't enough so they pushed for more and more until business found alternative ways to achieve the same goals. This left union workers standing in a strike line that they did not always believe in fighting for a cause that no longer resembled their original complaint and finally looking for another job as the union leaders talked them right out of a job. The workers that managed to get back to work seemed to live in a constant state of fear that the work they were doing would one day be able to be manufactured overseas for minimal money. This could leave them without a way to earn a decent wage, afford every day necessitates for their family and ultimately lose all that they had worked for and sacrificed for through the

Using the above example of cutting company cost by 20%, IBB would have the company departments collectively sit down and decide where they could reduce cost without reducing morale, customer service, or the integrity of the product or service. This would allow departments to openly discuss areas that may be reduced without impact to other areas allowing the reductions to take place while maintaining overall control and morale for future negotiations. When thinking of interest based bargaining it is easy to see the flexibility, fore thought, and understanding that instead of a win/lose strategy the situation is made easier and the company stronger by making the situation a win/win through expanding the assets to be divided making there more to share in the long run. This type of bargaining tends to be the most easily received as it seems to have the best interest of everyone involved while maintaining mutual respect throughout the process which in turn increases