Collective Bargaining in Sweden - A Study of the Labour Market and Its Institutions

Originally published in 1962, this book analyses and assesses the Swedish Government and structure of both trade unions and employers' organizations, including the spread of unionism to white-collar workers.

List of contents

Part 1: The Labour Market Organizations 1. The Confederation of Trade Unions 2. Employers’ Organizations 3: Unions of Salaried Employees Part 2: The Framework of Law 4. The Legal Status of Associations 5. The Rights of Association and Collective Bargaining 6. The Law of Collective Bargaining Part 3: Collaboration and Basic Agreements 7. The Genesis of the Basic Agreement 8. Economic Sanctions and Neutral Third Parties 9. The Protection of Essential Public Services 10. The Success of the Basic Agreement Part 4: Job Security and Industrial Democracy 11. Job Security 12. Works Councils Part 5: Collective Bargaining in Action 13. Employment Agreements 14. The Bargaining Process 15. Wage Rounds, 1939-60 16. Wage Changes and Wages Structure, 1939-60 17. Wages Policy.

About the author

T. L. Johnston was Professor of Political Economy at the University of Edinburgh.

Summary

Originally published in 1962, this book analyses and assesses the Swedish Government and structure of both trade unions and employers’ organizations, including the spread of unionism to white-collar workers.

Product details

• Authors: T. L. Johnston
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032393759
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239375-9
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Economics, REFERENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Sweden, Politics & government, Trade Unions, Politics and government, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel and human resources management, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history