You had a successful warehouse opening. Your warehouse is now so successful that some of the employees want to share in the success by seeking even better pay and working conditions. They decide to form a union and you fear that your fixed costs would increase substantially. Your local lawyer tells your boss that her cousin is married to the Labor Minister in yourcountry and that if you give the cousin really good deals on merchandise, the cousin might persuade the Labor Minister to pressure the union to go away.

Your boss agrees to give some brand name luggage to the cousin for free, and pays for it out of her own pocket

The cousin leaves the Labor Minister, takes the luggage out of the country, and is never seen again

Yourboss seeks reimbursement for the price she paid for the luggage as a travel expense

The employees join the union and immediately go on strike, shutting down the warehouse.

1. Issues?

2. What should you do?