Labor Relations: Describe and Discuss the Role of Management in an Organization

Labor Relations
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Institution
Labor Relations
Abstract
At the zenith of labor relations is the desire of both the management and labor to build a working institution. This ideal is however not easily realized as the owners of the organization work hard to exploit the employee’s labor as a way of increasing their profits. This scenario has necessitated the need for labor unions to ensure that the employees get good remuneration and are free from exploitation by the employers. Understanding the role of the management and the reason why labor unions are formed however helps in ensuring a good working relationship between the employees and the organization.
Introduction
At the peak of labor relations is the aspiration of both management and labor to form working and useful institution. When this takes place, the management gets to a place where it plans, organizes and directs work to enable the workers to comprehend their roles and responsibilities in a manner that can bring about the expected results. There is a robust work environment and sturdy operating relationships among everyone that keeps everyone happy and ensures productivity in the organization. However, this is not always the case as the employees might not live up to the expectation and the management might not address some of the pertinent issues among the employees. This calls for labor relations to act as a conduit between the management and the employees. In the past, competition in the manufacturing industry led to low sales and an increase in the number of imports. In most cases, managers blame the decline in sales to the adversarial nature of labor-management relations but this is not the case as the existence of labor unions leads to productivity in the organization.
Even though most employers especially in the automobile industry believe that labor unions are the reason for declining sales, the truth is that strong labor unions can be the solution to this challenges that face the industry. In the past three decades, there has been an increase of completion in the automobile industry something that has forced some companies to wind up their operations. The problem within the industry has been propelled by labor unions that have been pushing the organizations within this industry to offer better working terms and remuneration for their employees. This has created a scenario where these companies have been paying more to their employees thus reducing their profit base. It is therefore not surprising that most automobile companies see labor unions as enemies and have been fighting hard to ensure that their employees do not belong to any union. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of labor unions in the auto industry as well as examine the various theories that are related to labor relations with a view of establishing how unions and organizations can work together for the good of the organization (Sabia, Burkhauser, & Hansen, 2012).
The Role of Management
In an organization, the management plays an important role of conducting business and guiding the actions of the workers to attain the business objectives. The management is also tasked with the hiring, promotion, or transferring the employees to ensure ...