Collective bargaining and workers’ voice are often discussed in the past rather than in the future tense, but can they play a role in the context of a rapidly changing world of work? This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the functioning of collective bargaining systems and workers’ voice arrangements across OECD countries, and new insights on their effect on labour market performance today.

Case study of productivity-based collective bargaining in the iron and steel industry of the UK to illustrate its effects on economic growth and wage structure - covers the role of trade unions, labour force problems, competition, the elimination of restrictive practices, etc. Bibliography pp. Xi to xiv and statistical tables.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Monograph on the nature and machinery of productivity-based collective bargaining in the UK, with particular reference to the implications thereof for labour relations - includes theoretical aspects and trends, and covers management problems, wage policy, income distribution, employment security, workers participation, etc. References.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Study of the development of productivity-based collective bargaining in the UK - examines the impact of incomes policy, the negotiation and implementation of collective agreements, wage payment systems, the effects of government policy, etc., comments on various case histories, and considers implications for the future and for the USA. References and statistical tables.