II‑ The Challenge
•Complaints about Multinationals in their labor relations
•Weakens Union power‑ in host countries and investing countries
–Threat to leave host country
•In the investing countries there are further issues
–Complaints that most modern technology being exported so foreign workers have technological advantage
Weakens Union power‑ in host countries and investing countries (only when giving two lectures)
IN BRITAIN SOME US COMPANIES REFUSED TO RECOGNISE UNIONS,
E.G. IBM, MARS, KODAK, TEXAS INSTRUMENT
NOT CLEAR THEY ARE WORSE THAN BRITISH FIRMS
IN LDCS MULTINATIONALS HAVE REPUTATIONS AS HIGH PAY EMPLOYERS

Complaints that most modern technology being exported so foreign workers have technological advantage (only when giving 2 lectures)
XEROX BEGAN MOVING ITS COPIER REBUILDING WORK TO MEXICO AS SUCCESSFUL MEANS TO INDUCE UNIONS IN ROCHESTER NY TO COOPERATE IN PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS