Asked by Houston Parks on Sep 29, 2024

A large national trucking company takes great care to remain nonunion by carefully selecting managers who display a participative leadership style, putting in place a nonunion grievance procedure, and paying wages and benefits at the top of the market range. This company is practicing:

A) Union suppression.
B) Authoritarian management.
C) Paternalistic management.
D) Union substitution.

Participative Leadership

A leadership style where decision-making is shared among the group, incorporating employee input in organizational decisions.

Union Suppression

Actions or strategies undertaken by employers or others to prevent the formation of unions or to diminish their influence and power within the workplace.

Nonunion Grievance Procedure

A formal process used by nonunionized workplaces to address employee complaints and disputes, without involving labor unions.

  • Discern the approaches taken by entities to keep their workplaces union-free and the consequences these have on relationships between labor and management, focusing on union avoidance, suppression, and replacement tactics.