The Printers International Union reached agreement for a new three-year contract

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The Printers International Union reached agreement for a new three-year contract with a large regional printing company. As was their practice, the union negotiators then met with Sullivan Brothers and the union agreed to follow the contractual pattern set by the union and the large printing company. That is, Sullivan Brothers agreed to give its workers all of the benefits negotiated for the employees of the large printing company. When the contract was typed, a new benefit of 75 percent employer-paid coverage for a dental plan was inadvertantly omitted from the final contract the parties signed. The mistake wa not discovered until six months after the contract took effect. Sullivan Brothers Printers, Inc., is reluctant to assume the additional expense. It contends that the printed copy, which does not cover dental benefits, must control. The union believes that clear and convincing evidence shows an inadvertent typing error. Decide.

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Ans.: Legally, Sullivan Brothers Prineters, Inc, is right. The company can demand additional expenses.. But morally/ Ethically, The Printers International Union is right that it is an inadvertent typing error.

Both companies should mutually discuss and come for a solution so that both of them in win-win situation.

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