Considering what you've learned in chapter 7 of the textbook Industrial Relations in Canada, 4th edition , discuss some of the pressures felt by each of the parties that were involved in the collective bargaining process - Management, Union, and Employees. The possibility of a strike would also put pressure on the management because a strike could mean lost sales, revenue, profits, and market share; decreased stock prices; bad publicity, The pressures on the employees are that strike pay could take a long time to start to take effect. There is a waiting period of 1 to 2 weeks. By the time the strike pay starts to arrive it is not enough for the employee to be able to pay for the things that they need. Employees also feel the psychological stress. Their family members could be pressuring them against a strike while the union and other union members are calling for strike solidarity