Strengths And Weaknesses Of Unionization In The Workplace

Unions are created to help the employees and can impact a business for the best or the worst. As the Chief of Human Resources I believe it’s best to hear what the people have to say, develop a plan based on the results and finally act on the plan. I would also take into consideration the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for unionization in order to get a better understanding. The first way to find out what the people have to say about their work environment and company benefits would be to have everyone complete a survey. Asking the people what they would like to see added. I would also interview the supervisors to find out what they have been observing in their employees. It’s important to ask the supervisors how they would
This will lead to bargaining for pay and benefits. Some policies will need to be made for the those that are just in the union while others might not be in the union. Another weakness is the fact that the unions have to have dues and an election. The election could take away from productivity. The human resource department will have to be sure that the dues are collected and used appropriately. This could be time consuming and errors can occur.
The strengths to having a union is that grievences between employees and the company can be resolved faster. There is one spokesperson for the union versus all of the employees submitting complaints. The employees will be happy and this creates a good work environment.
An opportunity for the company is that the employees will want to stay with the company longer and that makes the training invested worthy. Employees can grow and pass their knowledge on to others. Another opportunity is that the union and company create contracts about the pay and benefits that can’t be broken until it has expired. This will decrease the number of complaints and lawsuits. All costs towards the employee is predicted so that helps the company create a