The institutional affiliation
Conflicts in the labor-management relations have been always one of the major topics for discussions in the working environment. No matter what the source of the conflict is, there are certain tactics serving to overcome them.
Collective bargaining is considered by many as the most desirable tactic for the conflict solution. It is nothing but negotiations between management and the employees in terms of wages, working hours, unfair corporate policy, working conditions, and/or general duties (Metcalf, 2017). The negotiations require one or several representatives who are leading the process on behalf of the management and the working personnel. Bargaining tactic has higher chances for reaching a positive outcome with a minimum stress and a maximum result. In case two parties of negotiations remain dissatisfied, the conflict can be transformed into a strike (Metcalf, 2017).
Initially, conflicts may arise at the point when wages are not set at the desirable level. The wage conflicts quite often occur in enterprises and organization with a large-scale recruitment strategy. The Minimum Wage Act determines the minimum working hours per week and the minimum wage rate per hour. Employees are often underpaid, because the employers restrict the corporate agreements what cause this sort of conflicts (Richter, 2010).
Another dissatisfaction is caused by working beyond regular hours. According to the US Labor Law, the working week cannot consist of more than 44 hours; otherwise, it leads to overtime, which is supposed to be paid at the higher rate (Richter, 2010). This rate depends on the minimum wage meaning that overpay is often too law and is not worth of those additional hours spent at the working place. Forgetting about these nuances, employers simply refuse to follow these corporate guidelines. In addition, overtime pay is eligible for particular categories of workers, which are mainly involved in manufacturing industries within the interstate commerce (Richter, 2010).
References
Metcalf, T. (2017). Tactics Used by Labor Unions: Striking & Collective Bargaining. Retrieved 4 January 2017, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/tactics-used-labor-unions-striking-collective-bargaining-61541.html
Richter, L. (2010). 10 Common Conflicts between Labor and Management. Retrieved 4 January 2017, from http://www.brighthub.com/office/human-resources/articles/98741.aspx
