Is there a new collective bargaining?

Article Abstract:

In recent years, there have been significant increases in union concessions in wages, benefits, and work rules and in joint labor-management cooperative programs such as quality circles and quality-of-worklife programs. There has been some debate over whether these developments indicate a fundamental change in union-management relations or a temporary reaction to economic pressures. Economic adversity alone does not guarantee agreement on union concessions or improvements in the labor-management relationship. Better relations and concessions are more likely when management takes the initiative in instituting its own concessions and in implementing cooperative programs with the union. Cooperation also depends on the establishment of new union-management communication mechanisms and a desire for improved relationships on the part of both the union and management leadership. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Collective bargaining

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The Political Economy of Industrial Conflict

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In the field of comparative industrial relations, there is a relationship between the role of the state and the significance of strike activity. Two schools of thought concerning this relationship have been offered, the institutional school, and the political economy school. Both schools can be merged to provide a new framework for discussion. This framework should start with a general picture of the relationship between workers, employers, and the state. Then, the effects of particular circumstances should be examined. Finally, this new two-trend framework is used to examine labor relations in Britain and the United States.

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Strikes and the Crises

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Shalev's paper explores the relationship between unemployment and the nature of strikes in several western nations. The argument that high rates of unemployment hamper the effectiveness of industrial conflict is examined. Also the economic, political, and institutional basis for such a relationship are explored. Finally, an econometric model including data from eighteen western nations through 1982 is presented. Empirical results suggest that there is no constant relationship between fluctuations in strikes and unemployment, but that a high level of unemployment does affect the success of strikes.

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