In the 1900s, women experienced great success in the clothing 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. The three levels of government have two roles in collective bargaining: in the private sector as creator and protector of collective bargaining rights and in the public sector as employer. The Federal Government, through the National Labor Relations Boards, the State Government, through the State Boards or Departments of Labor, or through the appropriate courts, shall address labor problems with the employer and the employee. The government viewed collective bargaining as a threat to the sovereignty document. Because the government refuses to share decision-making power with employees, they feared it would affect how the government provides services and how much it would cost the taxpayer.3. Public sector employees cannot be disciplined, demoted or fired unless there is "cause", such as violation of work rules, dishonesty or poor performance. Private sector employees are “at-will” employees and can be terminated for reasons other than race, gender, and exercising their rights under the law..’