MAINTAINING A UNION FREE WORKPLACE

Ways to Aide in Maintaining a Union Free Workplace

▪ Continually evaluate employee benefit programs
▪ Compare pay programs to the market
▪ Seek employee input in benefit designs
▪ Communicate and explain benefit and pay plans
▪ Periodically survey employees about their jobs and company (careful)
▪ Understand completely the rules of engagement from the other side
▪ Train Managers/Supervisors how to look for union activity
▪ Empower Managers/Supervisors to provide positive answers about the company to
all employees. Answer their questions

Open-Door Policy

when a company allows employees to speak directly with managers or higher-level leaders about concerns, problems, or suggestions without unnecessary barriers.

Business Conduct Line

confidential reporting system that employees can use to report unethical, illegal, or inappropriate workplace behavior.

Why Companies Want to be Union Free

▪ Less Costly
▪ Cost of doing business can go up as much as 50%
▪ More flexibility/work rules
▪ Greater opportunity for EEs to excel
▪ Employers lose the right to deal directly with employees
▪ Potential for strikes

T or F:Unions can lie to their employees

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Pros of a union

Higher wages, safety protections, job security, a sense of community, promoting equality, protection from unfair dismissal

Cons of a unions

decreased flexibility, adversarial workplace relations, union dues, potential for corruption, brake on the economy, higher costs for employers.

Implications of union avoidance

design satisfying jobs, maximize opportunities, select qualified workers, establish fair standards, train workers and managers