Case Study: Union Contract

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The case we will discussing references a situation in which the residents of a condo building are in disagreement in regards to the cleaning contractor and price of the services that they provide. The board has received a request to terminate a union contract in an effort to allow the condo owners to save money by contracting a different, less expensive, contractor. The estimated savings will be $35,000 a year for the 273 unit building. The current contractor has been in this building for several years and has not had any complaints from the residents for not completing their tasks successfully. This request has come at the same time as a negative force has impacted the economy. To make the information clear, this paper will begin with a few definitions of the common terminology that will be used. Then, we will discuss the ethical aspect of approving this request, as well as the humanitarian aspect of approving or rejecting this proposal. Finally, we will view the financial repercussions for…show more content…
I think that the most effective argument against the approval would be that the cost of keeping the same crew is less than a senior cup of coffee a day. This would not include the penalties or fines that may be imposed for breaking a contract. One does not know if these people are single parents that could end up sleeping on the street with their children and this job is the only thing keeping this from happening. At the end of all arguments and views on this request, the bottom line is this: the rewards are not worth the risk. This applies to the moral, ethical, legal, and economical aspect of this case. References MacDonald, C. (2011, October). Ethics: Definition. Retrieved from The Business Ethics Blog: http://businessethicsblog.com/2010/03/21/ethics-definition/ (2011). The Nature of Moral Problems in Management. In L. Hosmer, The Ethics of Management (7th ed., pp. 1-23). New York: McGraw
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