Impact on Union Bargaining Power
A large manufacturing company is facing a strike from its unionized workforce over wage demands. The company responds by quickly and successfully hiring a full staff of non-union replacement workers. Explain how the company's ability to find these replacement workers affects the bargaining power of the striking union.
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