Pullman Strike Case Study
Strikes
When the employees felt that their problems were not being addressed, they organized themselves into groups. The groups were aimed at ensuring that they resisted everything that the management set or wanted to be enforced. The employs would not go to the workplace unless their demands were met (Ushistory.org, 2015). The Pullman strike of 1890 and the Coal strike of 1900-1902 was the example of the major strikes that hit the organizations in the US. Both strikes were attributed to the poor wages and working conditions that the employees were going through.
Boycotts
Apparently, the employees had to come up with boycotts when they felt that the strikes would not bore fruits. The employees would go to the neighboring town and warn the …show more content…
In this case, all the striking employees were to be locked out of the organization unless they accepted a pay cut. The strategy was used to send away the striking employees. Those employees that came back to the organization were to sign a yellow dog contract (Ushistory.org, 2015). According to the Yellow Dog Contract, the employees were meant to accept the pay that they were given from the organization. Moreover, the employees were to recite an oath stating that they would accept a pay cut. Due to the increased poverty at that point in time, most of the employees had no other option other than accepting the pay cut and having back their jobs in the poor working …show more content…
However, the management team chose not to side with the labor force but side with the government. The lack of collaboration between the two parties was the reason for the spread of resistance from the employees. To solve the problem, the management would have sat down with the labor unions and come up with a negotiating forum that would see to it that both parties air their grievances. In this forum, the labor unions would be given a chance to address what needs to be done in terms making the lives of the employees better. On the other side, the management team was to explain what they felt would be the way forward. At the end of the day, negotiation would be the key to understanding one another (Broadberry & Irwin, 2004). However, the use of force doesn’t bore fruits to any organization that needs to progress. Moreover, the labor unions would also be given the role of helping the management team in hiring the most qualified employees into the organizations. Provision of such roles would have helped in cementing a good working relationship between the two
When the employees felt that their problems were not being addressed, they organized themselves into groups. The groups were aimed at ensuring that they resisted everything that the management set or wanted to be enforced. The employs would not go to the workplace unless their demands were met (Ushistory.org, 2015). The Pullman strike of 1890 and the Coal strike of 1900-1902 was the example of the major strikes that hit the organizations in the US. Both strikes were attributed to the poor wages and working conditions that the employees were going through.
Boycotts
Apparently, the employees had to come up with boycotts when they felt that the strikes would not bore fruits. The employees would go to the neighboring town and warn the …show more content…
In this case, all the striking employees were to be locked out of the organization unless they accepted a pay cut. The strategy was used to send away the striking employees. Those employees that came back to the organization were to sign a yellow dog contract (Ushistory.org, 2015). According to the Yellow Dog Contract, the employees were meant to accept the pay that they were given from the organization. Moreover, the employees were to recite an oath stating that they would accept a pay cut. Due to the increased poverty at that point in time, most of the employees had no other option other than accepting the pay cut and having back their jobs in the poor working …show more content…
However, the management team chose not to side with the labor force but side with the government. The lack of collaboration between the two parties was the reason for the spread of resistance from the employees. To solve the problem, the management would have sat down with the labor unions and come up with a negotiating forum that would see to it that both parties air their grievances. In this forum, the labor unions would be given a chance to address what needs to be done in terms making the lives of the employees better. On the other side, the management team was to explain what they felt would be the way forward. At the end of the day, negotiation would be the key to understanding one another (Broadberry & Irwin, 2004). However, the use of force doesn’t bore fruits to any organization that needs to progress. Moreover, the labor unions would also be given the role of helping the management team in hiring the most qualified employees into the organizations. Provision of such roles would have helped in cementing a good working relationship between the two