The HR director at Clearwater Electronics is responsible for all negotiations with the company’s union

Sociology Mar 22, 2021

The HR director at Clearwater Electronics is responsible for all negotiations with the company’s union. Like other companies in the industry, most of the employee base at Clearwater is unionized. A meeting has been scheduled to negotiate a proposed wage increase for nonexempt employees at Clearwater, and the HR director anticipates the negotiation will be difficult. Why do wage disputes cause conflict?