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Delineating Labor Negotiation Responsibilities
In a country with a dual system of employee representation, an industry-wide union is campaigning for a national wage increase for all its members. At the same time, a large manufacturing company within that industry is planning to reorganize its assembly line, which will change the daily tasks and schedules for many of its employees. Based on the typical division of responsibilities in such a system, which of these two issues would fall under the direct negotiation purview of the company's internal, firm-level employee representative body? Justify your answer.
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