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Discussion Questions
1. What are some of the main challenges that Hollywood Labor Unions are facing today?
The major sets of challenges faced by the Hollywood Labor Unions are:
1. Attaining an equal and fair wage.
2. Promoting Diverse Workforce.
3. Dealing with Unfair recruitment.
4. Ensuring healthcare insurance, etc.
The issues listed above are quite similar as well as comparable to those faced by other American Labor Union. Getting paid equal wages and being treated with fairness, respect and dignity within the workplace environment are some of the most common issues. Furthermore, there is always the issue of unfair recruitment. Moreover, issues such as gender inequality and biasness based on sexual orientation and cultural background, still pose a huge challenge towards the Hollywood Labor Unions.
2. What can labor unions do to ensure their long term viability while ensuring both sets of union and company interests are satisfied?
In order to ensure viability, the Labor Unions should constantly strive for the betterment of the conditions of the workforce and should avoid taking abrupt actions and leading strikes before making any internal efforts. The Labor Unions should evaluate new policies and constantly work for their implementation. They should voice their concerns in a professional manner. If no positive response is gives, only then should they seek out help through external means. Strikes and riots should be avoided and a more professional and efficient manner should be adopted by keeping in mind the real cause, so as to ensure the interests of both the parties.
References
McGraw-Hill. (n.d.). Hollywood Labor Unions: Building Relationships. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://bevideos.mhhe.com/business/video_library/0077437187/mp4/Clip_16.mp4
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What are some of the main challenges that Hollywood labor unions are facing today?
With the advent of new media and technology, voice actors, what would their classification be? Are they “actors or radio talent” (McGraw Hill, n.d.)? Union leadership and support members need to become more diversified to represent its current membership.
Unions face the same problem as the Social Security Administration. A large number of members are going to reach retirement age. What is the solvency of the unions? Will there be enough paying members to cover retirement benefits?
What can labor unions do to ensure their long term viability while ensuring both sets of union and company interests are satisfied? Once again, union leadership of Hollywood labor unions need to become more diversified. They need to expand benefits and offer benefits that would be beneficial to a majority of its membership. They need to run a constant PR campaign on why they are needed.
Reference:
McGraw Hill. n.d. Hollywood Labor Unions Building Relationships. Retrieved from
http://bevideos.mhhe.com/business/video_library/0077437187/mp4/Clip_16.mp4
Response:
Diversity is perhaps one of the major challenges faced by the Hollywood Labor Unions. Therefore, I agree that brining diversity within the workforce as well as ensuring equality would certainly be a tough task and would require effective strategies for its implementation. Obtaining diversity would certainly positively impact the current situation of the Hollywood Labor Unions. Furthermore, I believe that providing and offering more benefits would certainly positively impact the condition the Labor Union by ensuring their long term viability.
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Need 75 words response for the following
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1. What are some of the main challenges that Hollywood Labor Unions are facing today?
The main challenges facing the Hollywood labor unions are very comparable to other America labor unions. They strive for equal pay, diversity, and even child care. The like many of us still are battling the old good boy network. I was very impressed with their union flexibility for independent producers, which would compare to our smaller mom and pop companies.
2. What can labor unions do to ensure their long term viability while ensuring both sets of union and company interests are satisfied?
I would think that it is important that all parties understand the interests and concerns of both sides. Another concern would be to understand the impact a strike would cause across the board. If the actors strike so might the writers and eve the truck drivers. They each should provide well versed leaders to assure that each party is well represented and lastly act in a professional manner that reflects that this is not only a business but the lively hood of many.
References
McGraw-Hill. (n.d.). Hollywood Labor Unions: Building Relationships. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://bevideos.mhhe.com/business/video_library/0077437187/mp4/Clip_16.mp4
Noe, R. A, Hollenbeck, J. R., Wright, P. M., Gerhart, B. (2014). Fundamentals of Human Resource Management. (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
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