Magma Copper demonstrates that effective management labor relations can be forged even in organizations which have a tradition of strained relations in these areas. Specifically, Magma management viewed the labor union as striving to maintain the status quo in order to protect member interests, and labor viewed management as seeking to maximize their benefits at the expense of the workers. So long as the situation remained in this state, no real progress could be made.
It was only when both sides realized that they had more to gain by working with each other rather than in an antagonistic atmosphere that strides were made toward a conciliatory relationship.
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