Industrial Relations and New Technology
Industrial Relations and New Technology

Author: Annette Davies

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1351256580

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New technology arguably provided the greatest challenge to industrial relations since the formation of unions. The problems raised led to a whole range of responses - from rejection of the new technology to acceptance fo the change with management and workers making new (and sometimes unheard of) agreements. This book, originally published in 1986 and based on extensive original research, examines the changes in industrial relations which the new technology of the 1980s caused, analysing the implications for the workforce and the reactions of the management and trade unions to the challenges.

Job Insecurity, Union Involvement and Union Activism
Job Insecurity, Union Involvement and Union Activism

Author: Hans De Witte

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1351154907

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This volume contains empirical analyses of European psychologists and sociologists on the impact of job insecurity on trade union membership, activism and upon the attitudes of individual workers towards unions. Little is currently known about the impact of job insecurity on the union participation of workers, which is significant given the importance of trade unions in European collective bargaining systems. This volume reports innovative and pioneering research on this research gap. It answers questions such as: do workers more easily join unions because of job insecurity, or does it make them leave the union? Does it influence participation in work's council elections or affect the intention to become a union activist? And are workers less satisfied and less committed to their unions when they experience job insecurity? The book contains recommendations for policy makers, social partners and practitioners in the field of work and organizations.

Collective Bargaining by Government Workers
Collective Bargaining by Government Workers

Author: Harry Kershen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-23

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1351845497

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The chapters in this anthology deal with many of these all-encompassing constraints and how the various participants seek to deal with them. Model agreements, negotiating levers, the balance of power between managers and government employees, contracting-out versus producing in-house, the impact of bargaining unit structure on productivity, the relationship of municipal budget making to collective bargaining, public employee union growth and organizing trends, and many other topics are dealt with in this volume. These issues are discussed in the context of several specific types of public employees such as: municipal protection employees, mass transit workers, health professionals in relation to government service, and, the armed forces and civilian federal employees.

The Worker and the Job: Coping with Change
The Worker and the Job: Coping with Change

Author: American Assembly

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Monographic compilation of articles on employees attitudes towards working conditions in the USA - examines the causes and economic implications (low productivity, increasing absenteeism and strikes) of decreasing job satisfaction, and discusses the responsibility of governments, trade unions and employers for reconciling profit-making with quality of working life, etc. Statistical tables.

The Nylon Spinners
The Nylon Spinners

Author: Stephen Cotgrove

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-10-13

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1003809030

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First published in 1971 The Nylon Spinners presents one of the few detailed and firsthand studies of the impact of productivity bargaining on the shop floor and makes an important contribution to the social and psychological understanding of human behaviour. Productivity bargaining has moved far beyond its earlier preoccupation with the wage-effort bargain. It is becoming increasingly apparent that it may have profound direct effects on the attitudes and expertise of managers, on the institutions and climate of industrial relations, and on the motivations and satisfactions of operatives. The problems of industrial relations are not the primary focus of this study. But the growing recognition of the gap between the formal and informal systems on the shop floor, and of the limitations of managerial control, emphasizes the importance of a deeper understanding of industrial behaviour. What motivates men not simply to go to work but to work to the best of their ability? This book is essential for students of the behavioral sciences, industrial relations, labour economics and economics in general.