Labor Issues
... that belong to a labor union. The pressure upon the employers to raise wages and improve working conditions is a major goal of the labor unions. ... Once a union shop is formed the union will look to negotiate a labor contract, which is a written agreement between the employer and the union representing employees. The labor contract sets the conditions of employment. ... In looking to achieve the union’s goals, labor unions may use a variety of tactics. ... Strike is labor’s most powerful weapon because of the financial loss imposed upon the employer. ... Management sometime will put pressure on unions when there is a breakdown in labor-management negotiations. ... When there are labor disputes, the government might assign a "fact-finding board". ... In the arbitration method of settling labor problems a third party is brought in and the management and Union must abide by the solution as set by the third party.