Average Number of Strike Days per Year for 1000 Employed in eu during 2003 - 2010
Look
at the diagram and answer the questions.
1.
Which
countries demonstrate low, average or high strike activity?
2.
What
countries can boast the most active trade unions? How can you explain
this fact?
3.
Do
you think the deindustrialization East European countries faced
influenced the number of strike days compared to that of the Western
Europe?
Writing
Do
some research and write an essay about history of trade unions in
your country. Consider the following points: When were they first
founded? Have they always been legal? When did they have hay days and
downfalls? Has their importance increased or decreased nowadays?
Critical
thinking
1.
In your opinion, should unions be consulted before management makes
decisions about the following?
manufacturing
new products or offering new services
hiring
new staff
changing
working hours
closing
existing factories, shops, and so on
opening
new factories, shops, and so on
2.
Do
you think unions should be represented on a company’s board of
directors, as happens in some countries?
