Usually, unions are incorporated to help the low wage workers, work related issues such as discrimination, racism on work, unhygienic working conditions, long hourse without overtime pay and other stressful situations. Therefore, a labour or other union is made which acts as an intermediary between the business management and the labour or the members of union to develop favourable working conditions.

Unions have a different influence in every different country.

For example: In India, unions helps labours to hike their daily wages or salaries, improve working conditions, sanitary and hygienic environment, job security, financial or non financial assistance during the time of crises, lock down, strikes or recession. All this is done via peaceful measures.

In United States, unions work to engage transparency between the employees and labours, accurating discrepancies in salaries, openness in hikes or promotions, disproportionately increasing the wages of low pay workers and helping those who are facing discrimination and unequality . Unions here do not have that much scope in future.

In Canada, unions have much more influence since they work towards the prosperity of middle class and on an whole, for the country. They help people by grasping decent wages so that they can have more of job security, but majorly works for enhancement, stability and growth of the country. People there believes that unions are needed for the country and citizens in terms of paternity and maternity leave, vacation pays, tax exempt revenues and protection from harassment.

In Australia, unions have allowed workers to directly engage with the employees in terms of salaries or wages. They have helped in giving a voice to the workers at their workplace and believe in fair and better deal for both the sides.

This is how unions in different countries have different influences.

Lets discuss about the strategies to deal with unions:

The management should build such a relationship with their employees from the beginning itself to build a union free environment. While hiring, they can be properly communicated about the avoidance of unions and this should be done on philosophy of an open door.

Employees should be made feel that they are quite flexible with their decisions in organisation ad have a voice at work, thereby he will look no outside options to express his issues.

Transparency and openness should be incorporated so that employees can fearlessly sit and talk about their concerns and problems.

There should be a safer, fair, integral, trustworthy and secure workplace so that the management can listen to the feedbacks of employees. Rewards and safety at workplace can enhance the commitment and relationship between the organisation and workers .

Interactive communication sessions or mechanisms could be implemented such as suggestion boxes so that employees feel they are heard and will avoid union environment. Explain them the steps taken regarding a certain situation.

Employees should be heard and attended before the threat or rumour about the unions which will eventually lead to grievances, also provide them with satisfactory results as soon as possible.

Employee surveys regarding their concerns or satisfactions could be a good strategy to know their views. They should be well taken care of like partners and not like the workers.

Implement rigorous policies and standards regarding harassment and discrimination on workplace.

Unions exert different influences in different countries. Please analyze these and explain what strategies management may adopt to deal with unions.

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