Human resource management in a union-free environment
- Bluegrass Coal Development Company, Lexington, KY (United States)
The title would suggest that there are two separate styles in managing companies: those that are represented and those that are union-free. In actuality, the management style is the same for both types of operations. For example, Zeigler Coal Holding Company has both types of operations; union-represented and union-free, and the company fundamentally manages them the same. A review of past employees relations shows that from the 1920s through the 1960s, there were two opposing positions which were anti-union and pro-company. The atmosphere was almost always confrontational and was normally a win/lose relationship, at best. It is good to first clarify terminology. A union is a third party who represents employees to management. Non-union is usually referred to smaller operations with limited resources and workers who are not represented by a union. Union-free operations are those that are not represented but practice positive employee relations and attempt to develop a win/win situation. This latter should be the management style regardless of whether or not employees are represented.
- OSTI ID:
- 549065
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9609232-; TRN: 97:005296-0009
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 104. annual meeting of the Illinois Mining Institute, Collinsville, IL (United States), 26-27 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the Illinois Mining Institute; Damberger, H.H.; Godwin, P. [eds.]; PB: 277 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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