Is There A New Collective Bargaining?

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 fundamenta...

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Published in:California management review 1986-07, Vol.28 (4), p.54-61
Main Authors: Chaison, Gary N., Plovnick, Mark S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business structures
Collective bargaining
Cooperation
Corporate management
Employee relations
Employees
Human resources
Industrial relations
Labor management relations
Labor relations
Labor unions
Management
Management decisions
Management policies
Office management
Polls & surveys
Trends
Union contracts
United States
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Summary: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 unionmanagement communication mechanisms and a desire for improved relationships on the part of both the union and management leadership.
ISSN:0008-1256
2162-8564
DOI:10.2307/41165215