Case Study Analysis: The Might of the State - The Air Pilots' Dispute.
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Case Study Analysis: The Might of the State - The Air Pilots' Dispute The Air Pilots dispute overwhelmed Australia for many months, shutting down the airways, turning the aviation industry upside down and bringing tourism to the brink of collapse. It all started with a relatively small union of less than 2000 members (Browne 1997, p.219). They pursued salary increases that became an epic battle involving the Labor government, union, tourism industry, airlines and the employees. The process of analysing this case included examining the major stakeholders and their perspectives from a unitarist, pluralist, and radical point of view. The 5 major stakeholders include, The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP), the ALP, the airlines (employers), the pilots (employees) and the tourism industry. Balnave (2001, p.7 cited Deery 2001) says that unitarits believe that "every workplace is an integrated and harmonious entity that exists for a common purpose". Unitarists are in favour of...

