Florabunda,a National Wholesale Plant Supply Company That Caters to Home

Florabunda,a national wholesale plant supply company that caters to home gardeners,maintains greenhouses in several locations.These provide flower and vegetable seedlings for nurseries and garden centres nationwide and also pots of flowering plants,such as tulips and poinsettias,for other holidays.Relations with employees seemed smooth for some years,but over time the firm has come to rely on short-term contingent labour,especially in the spring when Florabunda fulfills large standing orders for bedding plants.At one of its largest greenhouse locations,employees invite the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) to represent them as a union.The Florabunda greenhouse engages in collective bargaining with the UFCW.A key issue involves workplace safety,as the greenhouses are often fumigated with pesticides to kill insects.Management claims that it takes customary and effective precautions to protect the health of its workers,whereas the union expresses concerns that the pesticides might cause long-term health problems. The two sides reach an impasse,with the union demanding more expensive safety measures than management feels are necessary.If the two sides decide to go to arbitration as the next step,which of the following should both sides take care to do?

A) Gain popular support for their position through carefully chosen media exposure
B) Hide from the other side any information that weakens their position
C) Stick to their positions as strongly as possible,hoping that the arbitrator will favour that side
D) Do everything possible to draw out the arbitration process as long as possible
E) Prepare to present the case for their solution as if they were about to argue the case before a judge and jury