One of U.S. management's big complaints is against union featherbedding practices. Last week the American Institute of Management warned that unions are not alone in insisting on unnecessary jobs; management itself is guilty of widespread featherbedding.
"Featherbedding occurs at top level management and extends down to the rank of foremen," said A.I.M. in a report to its 17,000 members. And one of the biggest causes of featherbedding is nepotism. In more than half of the 23,000 U.S. companies A.I.M. studied, an executive had put his sons, cousins, brothers —even an assortment of...
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