Works councils : consultation, representation, and cooperation in industrial relations / edited by Joel Rogers and Wolfgang Streeck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rogers, Joel, 1952-

Streeck, Wolfgang, 1946-

Series:

NBER Comparative labor markets series.

NBER Comparative labor markets series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Works councils--Case studies--Congresses.

Works councils.

Comparative industrial relations--Congresses.

Comparative industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Study of Works Councils: Concepts and Problems

2. An Economic Analysis of Works Councils

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

12. Canada: Joint Committees on Occupational Health and Safety

13. United States: Lessons from Abroad and Home

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612070198

9781282070196

1282070193

9780226723792

0226723798

OCLC:

435816590