Functional management will actually encourage unions, since it's easier to deal with your employees as one entity, rather than in bits and pieces. A good union

Functional management will actually encourage unions, since it's easier to deal with your employees as one entity, rather than in bits and pieces. A good union will also help to keep your workplace safe, employees happy, etc. etc. Also note that it's hard to start up a union if you don't already have one, since a hostile management will tend to sack anyone who looks like they might start getting organised, as well as choking off channels of communication.