Format:
1 online resource (436 pages)
ISBN:
9780226723792
Series Statement:
NBER Comparative labor markets series
Content:
As the influence of labor unions declines in many industrialized nations, particularly the United States, the influence of workers has decreased. Because of the need for greater involvement of workers in changing production systems, as well as frustration with existing structures of workplace regulation, the search has begun for new ways of providing a voice for workers outside the traditional collective bargaining relationship. Works councils-institutionalized bodies for representative communication between an employer and employees in a single workplace-are rare in the Anglo-American world, but are well-established in other industrialized countries. The contributors to this volume survey the history, structure, and functions of works councils in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Canada, and the United States. Special attention is paid to the relations between works councils and unions and collective bargaining, works councils and management, and the role and interest of governments in works councils. On the basis of extensive comparative data from other Western countries, the book demonstrates powerfully that well-designed works councils may be more effective than labor unions at solving management-labor problems.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction -- 1. The Study of Works Councils: Concepts and Problems -- 2. An Economic Analysis of Works Councils -- II. The European Experience -- 3. Germany: From Collective Voice to Co-management -- 4. The Netherlands: From Paternalism to Representation -- 5. France: From Conflict to Social Dialogue? -- 6. Spain: Works Councils or Unions? -- 7. Sweden: Joint Councils under Strong Unionism -- 8. Italy: The Costs and Benefits of Informality -- 9. The European Community: Between Mandatory Consultation and Voluntary Information -- 10. Poland: Councils under Communism and Neoliberalism -- 11. Works Councils in Western Europe: From Consultation to Participation -- III. The North American Experience -- 12. Canada: Joint Committees on Occupational Health and Safety -- 13. United States: Lessons from Abroad and Home -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226723761
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780226723761
Additional Edition:
Print version Works Councils Consultation, Representation, and Cooperation in Industrial Relations
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
Author information:
Streeck, Wolfgang 1946-
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