Rethinking Labour-Management Relations (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Bruce, Christopher J.; Carby-Hall, Jo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367686201 ISBN 13: 9780367686208

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

First published in 1991, Rethinking Labour-Management Relations explores how the contemporary system of industrial relations developed and outlines proposals for a better alternative.

The book examines the positives and negatives of three systems of industrial relations: a freely operating market for labour where workers bargain individually with employers; a strike-based system of collective bargaining; and, a compulsory arbitration system. It discusses how the strike replaced individual bargaining, highlighting the deficiencies in these respective systems and presenting arbitration as the more efficient and effective way of settling disputes. In doing so, the book emphasises the role of the parties involved in finding solutions and considers how government intervention could be kept to a minimum.

Exploring a wealth of literature relating to compulsory arbitration systems around the world and formulating a set of criteria for establishing the best possible form of arbitration, Rethinking Labour-Management Relations will appeal to those with an interest in the history of trade union theory, public policy, and labour law.

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About the Author

Christopher J. Bruce and Jo Carby-Hall

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367686201
• ISBN 13: 9780367686208
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 218