Today’s managers are hardly free to deal with unions in any way that they want. Various laws restrict, or guide, their course of action. Over the last century, legislation and court rulings have evolved to protect the rights of both sides but may have had unintended consequences on occasion.

Respond to the following:

• Discuss how labor law has been advantageous, and disadvantageous, to the employer-employee relationship.

• Discuss any historical patterns you detect in the impact of evolving labor laws on the employer-employee relationship.