During the administrative law judge hearings for this case, Gruber testified that the reason for replacing employees by inverse seniority was that it would save $40,000 because more senior employees are more expensive. However, it was unclear whether this explanation was offered to the union at the June 27 bargaining session or whether it was an afterthought used in defense during the hearings. Therefore, the NLRB remanded the case back to the administrative law judge for further factual investigation. Why is it important whether the cost-savings rationale was offered to the union on June 27

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.