On April 13, 2016, approximately 40,000 Verizon workers went out on strike. It was one of...

 

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On April 13, 2016, approximately 40,000 Verizon workers went out on strike. It was one of the largest strikes in recent history. The strike ended 45 days later, with Verizon agreeing to add 1,300 call center jobs, reduce outsourcing, provide a 10.9% pay raise, pay signing bonuses of between $1,000 and $1,250 (for workers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions), award at least $2,800 per worker in profit-sharing, and increase pension plan benefits. The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, both of whom represented the workers, declared the deal a victory for workers. a) Describe the trend in major strike activity (involving over 1,000 workers) over the last 70 years (since World War II), b) What options, other than striking, do labor and management have when they reach an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations in the private sector? c) What factors explain the trend in striking activity you identified above? d) For what other reasons might workers strike, other than when an impasse is reached in negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement? On April 13, 2016, approximately 40,000 Verizon workers went out on strike. It was one of the largest strikes in recent history. The strike ended 45 days later, with Verizon agreeing to add 1,300 call center jobs, reduce outsourcing, provide a 10.9% pay raise, pay signing bonuses of between $1,000 and $1,250 (for workers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions), award at least $2,800 per worker in profit-sharing, and increase pension plan benefits. The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, both of whom represented the workers, declared the deal a victory for workers. a) Describe the trend in major strike activity (involving over 1,000 workers) over the last 70 years (since World War II), b) What options, other than striking, do labor and management have when they reach an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations in the private sector? c) What factors explain the trend in striking activity you identified above? d) For what other reasons might workers strike, other than when an impasse is reached in negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement?

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The trend in major strike activity involving over 1000 workers since World War II can be described as follows PostWorld War II 19451960s During this period there was a significant increase in strike a... View the full answer