Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Which party (union or management) would likely be in a stronger position to bargain for its preferred wage outcome under the following conditions, and why? 

• high profits, an expanding market share, a healthy economy, and the cost of living rising less than two percent per year 
• low profits, stagnant sales growth, uncertain economic conditions, and a projected four percent annual rise in cost of living 

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