In labor disputes, management’s leverage on the rise

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/246008/

Once upon a time, the notion of booting employees off the job in a lockout was so rare it was closer to myth than reality, according to UND business professor Bruce Byars. Today, the tactic is a well-honed weapon in the corporate arsenal, readily deployed against everyone from sugar beet processors to professional hockey players.

By: Marino Eccher, Forum Communications

Once upon a time, Bruce Byars says, the notion of booting employees off the job in a lockout was so rare it was closer to myth than reality.

“They were kind of this white elephant you hear about but never happened,” the associate professor of business at UND said.

Today, the tactic is a well-honed weapon in the corporate arsenal, readily deployed against everyone from sugar beet processors to professional hockey players. The National Football League ended a lockout with officials this week; the Minnesota Orchestra could start one against its musicians this week.

Byars and other labor relations experts say the lockout’s transition from rarity to regularity has come amid a broad-based power shift that favors employers over employees.

FULL story at link.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

1. When I think of this kind of tactic

the lock out I mean, I think of how un-organized we organized folks really are. All chapters, locals and parent unions should start planning strategy to get around the lockout. Unfortunately that's as far as my idea goes...........