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I. Introduction
The objective of this paper is to build further on our understanding of union effects by examining
what unions do to managerial practice in the workplace. Unions can be an instrument of social
change but even when they play a larger role in society, their core activity remains focused at the
workplace. Their principal engagement is with management though their actions may extend to
lobbying, politics, and the community at both local and international levels. Therefore, in any
consideration of the question, what do unions do to the workplace, it is important to examine the
impact of unions on management in general and on human resource management (HRM), in
particular. The main focus for Freeman and Medoff, in their 1984 book, What Do Unions Do,
(hereafter F-M) was not on this question but rather on union effects on outcomes such as
productivity. Their findings have been influential in advancing our knowledge of union impact on
organizational outcomes. They......

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