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...... In this light, it seems unreasonable for the union and employees to reject the new medical plan solely on the grounds of the reduced prescription coverage. Though their cost for prescriptions would be higher than the flat four-dollar rate, after reaching their deductible amount the new plan would still cover 80% of prescription costs. For most employees, it can safely be assumed that prescription costs would not become prohibitive under the new plan, especially with the availability of cheap generic prescriptions. Regardless of the actual rise in costs to the employees, however, there is nothing in the contract between labor and management that prohibits this change on managements part, and given the financial circumstances of the company labor ought to be willing to make this slight concession in order to ensure job security
This issue raises a very important question regarding the actual role of the union. The primary purpose of a labor union is to represent their employees. At the same time, the union must ensure that mutually beneficial agreements can be reached between he labor force and management. This can require the union not only to negotiate with management, but alsa (in certain specific instances) to negotiate

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