By: Brad Kartel
Submitted: 2011-08-13 01:46:05 | Word Count: 615
Business printing companies could be really thriving enterprise because of the great demand for printed images on paper. You could be a business printer of any format and still enjoy great profits.
But aside from the high-tech computers and scanners that can produce high resolution images and the big and sophisticated machines that can churn our several pages a minute, the printing business is made up of a lot of people. That is because many workers comprise a commercial printing company. There are the sales and marketing people, the administrative and management staff, the creative personnel, the finance personnel, and the production workers-from the image setting, to the printers, cutters, finishers, and delivery.
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Yes, commercial printers are not like desktop publishing where you just open a file, turn on your inkjet printer, and hit "Print" in order to make multiple copies. Commercial printing has to undergo the CMYK format of printing because that is what's cost-efficient in large number of printed copies.
Now, since there are many people involved in printing, each one brings with him his or her personal attitudes and character traits. And we are talking here of people with different levels of educational attainment because those in the sales, creative, finance and management teams are mostly college graduates. Those in the production area however, are blue collar workers who just have finished high school. And if you really count them all, the personnel are divided rather equally between those in the office and those in the production area. Sometimes, those in production are even more.
So when a labor union group infiltrates the printing press, they could easily dissuade those in the production area to go on strike against the management. They claim for more benefits and higher wages, which is not actually practical in most instances. But the union likes this because they are being paid to stir up a controversy in an otherwise comfortably working force.
The employees go on strike and so operations cease. That is what the union likes because then the company will be pressed to meet up with the leaders of the employees and reach an agreement so that operations can continue. This is when a collective bargaining agreement or CBA is drafted and then signed by both the management and the employees. And things go back to normal again.
However, there are times that the terms being asked by the employees are too much and they are not willing to reach a compromise. Sometimes, the management just decides to close shop, pays every one with their separation fees, and declares the losses. However, after some time the company emerges again with a new name and a new set of employees. It is much easier that way and with the new employees, they can even save on salaries because these are all new workers.
Sometimes the employees do not think hard whenever they go on strike against their employers, the business printing companies. Most owners are already naturally wealthy and do not really need the printing business in order to survive. But the employees do need their jobs. So if they do not reach a compromise, the owners would rather close down the business printer and move on because it is already too much hassle running the company. In the end, the workers lose their jobs while the union organizers leave them. It is a losing situation for the employees. But, this continues to happen because people never learn.
Author Resource:-
Brad Kartel is a marketing executive whose passion is helping business owners build their campaign through acquiring services from a commercial printing company. Learn more about these commercial printers.
