Sentence examples for unionised workforces from inspiring English sources
Former flag-carriers struggled with the legacy of older fleets, large networks, uppity unionised workforces and vast pension liabilities.
Meatpacking companies have responded to international competition by shifting their operations from old industrial cities, with their heavily unionised workforces and restrictive practices, to rural areas and small towns.
In a crisis it is easy to put politics first, but if lenders fear their rights will be abused, other firms will find it more expensive to borrow, especially if they have unionised workforces that are seen to be friendly with the government.It may be too late for Chrysler's secured creditors and if GM's lenders cannot reach a voluntary agreement, they may face a similar fate.
The absence rate for unionised workforces is also higher than for non-unionised workforces.
He has long relied on unionised workforces to construct and staff his businesses in New York and New Jersey.
"The service being offered by low-cost and legacy carriers is now more or less the same," says one analyst.On the rack throughout the financial crisis, traditional airlines tried to trim costs aggressively, but came unstuck when confronted by their unionised workforces: Iberia is the latest to have had services disrupted by strikes.
This makes centralised representation difficult, and traditionally researchers are not a highly unionised workforce.
Carving up our rail network to multiple operators is a way of breaking down an organised and unionised workforce.
At home they have to deal with a highly unionised workforce and a supervisory board heavily influenced by employee and union representatives, while internationally they must compete with companies whose labour costs are as much as 80% lower.
Unionisation might seem like a good option, but that won't help much unless the unionised workforce is already capable of competitively producing in a tradable industry.
Both Hockey and the education minister, Christopher Pyne, said labour costs were a significant factor in the Australian car industry's lack of competitiveness, blaming the unionised workforce.
