Answer the below in 200 words each:
Question 1
List and explain the various duties of the national union president and executive board members, and illustrate how their remuneration is not always considered "fair compensation" as compared to their CEO-counterpart in the U.S. corporations.
Question 2
What are the various methods utilized by staff representatives to woo the employees of non-union organizations to unionize? What are examples of employer obstacles they have faced, citing court cases?
Question 3
What are three reasons why so many unions, both affiliated with the AFL-CIO and amalgamated ones, have merged with other unions in recent years, and cite examples of these mergers?
Question 4
Why do local unions request the services of the national unions in the collective bargaining process? How does the staff representative play an important role in this process?