II‑ Complaints about MNCs in their labor relations
•Charge that multinationals show contempt for local industrial relations customs and values
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•Seems most use locals as IR managers and frequently join employers' associations
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•Corporate IR managers largely coordinate information or act as consultants
Corporate IR managers largely coordinate information or act as consultants (only when two lectures)
IN BRITAIN MOST HAVE JOINED EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATIONS
FORD HAS A LONG BRITISH TRADITION OF BARGAINING OUTSIDE THE EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION BUT IN GERMANY THEY HAVE JOINED
STILL, US FIRMS REMAIN OUTSIDE EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATIONS IN BRITAIN MORE FREQUENTLY THAN DO DOMESTIC OR EUROPEAN FIRMS