By 1900, women enjoyed much success in the garment industry. Chapter 3 - Review Questions Page 1151. President Kennedy's 1962 executive order that first granted public employees the right to join a union and the many similar state and local unions that followed. All three levels of government have two roles in relation to collective bargaining: in the private sector as the creator and protector of collective bargaining rights and in the public sector as the employer. The federal government through the national labor relations councils, the state government through the state boards or departments of labor or through the appropriate courts, will address the employer and employee's employment-related concerns.2. The government saw collective bargaining as a threat to the sovereignty document. Because the government refuses to share decision-making authority with employees, they feared this would affect how the government provides services and how much they would cost taxpayers. Public sector employees cannot be disciplined, demoted or fired unless there is a "cause", such as violation of work rules, dishonesty or poor performance. Private sector employees are “at will” employees and may be fired for reasons other than race, sex, and exercise of rights under the law.’