The survival of national bargaining in the electrical contracting industry: a deviant case
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National collective bargaining in British industry has been in decline although it remains a dominant form of negotiation between employers and workers in the electrical contracting industry. Construction workers tend to favour multi-employer bargaining because they have no choice. Many industries have moved towards decentralization of bargaining to improve the flexibility of their workforce. National bargaining has been maintained in electrical contracting because it stabilises the industry, cuts the cost of wage bargaining and removes competition over wages between companies.
Publication Name: British Journal of Industrial Relations
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0007-1080
Year: 1998
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Collective bargaining coverage under trade unionism: a sociological investigation
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Research shows that occupational status is the most crucial variable by which the collective bargaining coverage of an employee can be forecast, with manual employees having a far higher collective bargaining coverage than salaried workers in Denmark. Collective bargaining coverage is not as high in Denmark as perceived by both foreign and Danish observers, with coverage excluding the majority of private sector workers.
Publication Name: British Journal of Industrial Relations
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0007-1080
Year: 1997
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