Showing papers on "Labour law published in 1979"
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01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: A Survey of Labor Relations in Developed Market Economies finds that public-Sector Labor Relations has changed little in the past 25 years, while union membership has increased and public attitudes towards unions have changed.
Abstract: Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Evolution of American Labor Chapter 3 Labor Law and Federal Agencies Chapter 4 Union Structure and Government Chapter 5 Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities Chapter 6 Union Organizing Campaigns Chapter 7 Union Avoidance: Rational, Strategies, and Practices Chapter 8 The Environment for Bargaining Chapter 9 Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining Chapter 10 Nonwage Issues in Bargaining Chapter 11 Contract Negotiations Chapter 12 Impasses and Their Resolution Chapter 13 Union-Management Cooperation Chapter 14 Contract Administration Chapter 15 Grievance Arbitration Chapter 16 Public-Sector Labor Relations Chapter 17 A Survey of Labor Relations in Developed Market Economies
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TL;DR: In this article, capital restructuring and the modification of the racial division of labour in South Africa are discussed. But the authors do not discuss the role of race in the restructuring process.
Abstract: (1979). Capital restructuring and the modification of the racial division of labour in South Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 181-198.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a monograph for the International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations (ENCLIR), which is based on a more detailed work which appeared in French in 1970 and in Spanish in 1977.
Abstract: This text was prepared as a monograph for the International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations. It is based on a more detailed work which appeared in French in 1970 and in Spanish in 1977. The material was brought up to date and recast to correspond to the type of monographs con tained in the Encyclopaedia, which were aimed at providing concise, but reasonably detailed information and analysis of national laws and practice. Thus indications concerning the historical background, important as they may be in the present case, as well as the discussion of a number of theoretical questions, have had to be considerably reduced. However, detailed, up-to date information is provided on the system of international labour standards and on the substantive provisions of the most important of these international instruments. As part of the Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations, the present study will most probably reach those engaged in research in the field of labour law, as well as many employers' organisations and a large section of the trade union movement. However, it has been considered useful to publish the study also in book form to facilitate its use in wider circles such as university teachers and students, diplomats, politicians, international lawyers, and those engaged in daily trade union activities. Table of Contents List of Abbreviations 15 Introduction 17 CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL AND GENERAL BACKGROUND 17 1. Definition 17 2. Historical development 17 3."
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TL;DR: In just three years following the election of the Liberal National Country Party Coalition Government, Australian industrial law underwent considerable transformation, including extensive amendments to the Conciliation and Arbi tration Act and further legislative changes introduced by commonwealth and state parliaments as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In just three years following the election of the Liberal-National Country Party Coalition Government, Australian industrial law underwent considerable transformation, including extensive amendments to the Conciliation and Arbi tration Act and further legislative changes introduced by commonwealth and state parliaments. These developments marked a shift towards the principle of industrial enforcement. In the 1960s and early 1970s a pattern of industrial relations developed which tended to play down the centralising role of the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission.1Those developments have to some extent been legislatively repudiated, though how far this will effect the long term evolution of industrial relations remains to be seen. The purpose of this article is to provide an outline of recent changes in labour law and to make some comment on their likely impact upon industrial relations. The analysis concentrates on the amendments made to the Conciliation and Arbitration Act in the two key Bills of 197...
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TL;DR: Even those who do not see the struggle between capital and labour as necessarily antagonistic in a capitalist economy, recognise that it represents one of the most critical areas of potential conflict as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Even those who do not see the struggle between capital and labour as necessarily antagonistic in a capitalist economy, recognise that it represents one of the most critical areas of potential conflict. This must be analysed by those who wish to study industrial relations and to understand class struggle. Furthermore, the complexity of issues involved is such that people with the most divergent perspectives have often found themselves emphasising the same facts to achieve very different objectives.
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TL;DR: In this paper, Italy in Transition: Conflict and Consensus, pp. 49-66, is described as an example of a country in transition in the West European political sphere.
Abstract: (1979). Labour Unions, Industrial Action and Politics. West European Politics: Vol. 2, Italy in Transition: Conflict and Consensus, pp. 49-66.
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TL;DR: Mayson and Sawyer as discussed by the authors trace the development of peripheral capitalism in Liberia, drawing out the totally dependent nature of its export economy dominated by international corporations, the deteriorating economic position of the workers and peasants, and the growing power of the different fractions of the ruling class.
Abstract: Mayson and Sawyer trace the development of peripheral capitalism in Liberia, drawing out the totally dependent nature of its export economy dominated by international corporations, the deteriorating economic position of the workers and peasants, and the growing power of the different fractions of the ruling class. They go on to trace the growth of the working class and its increasing militancy since 1961, the legislative response to this in the form of anti‐strike legislation and the consequent worsening of workers’ conditions and standards of living. As a consequence of the collaborationist character of the trades union leadership, rank and file workers have assumed responsibilities of leadership and organized strikes despite the collusion of trades union leaders with the police.
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TL;DR: The South African regime is in a state of crisis, both political and economic as mentioned in this paper, and internal debates are going on within the ruling class over the nature and scope of concessions necessary to buy over certain strata of the black population to act as a buffer between the while ruling minority and the black masses.
Abstract: Despite the superficial impression of stability, the South African regime is in a state of crisis, both political and economic. The regime's most obvious reactions have been the Soweto massacres, the escalation of bannings and harassment of individuals, the torture and death of detainees. But the South African ruling class is aware that such repressive measures can only buy time. Thus alongside the repression, important internal debates are going on within the ruling class over the nature and scope of concessions necessary to buy over certain strata of the black population to act as a buffer between the while ruling minority and the black masses. The debates are about what flexibility is necessary under the new conditions of class struggle in South Africa, but in no way envisage fundamental changes in the apartheid framework. One important aspect of the debate focuses on the system of industrial relations. Its present crisis means it requires substantial adaption to the new situation. New ways need to be found to organize relations between the State, the employers and the workers, and to coerce the black labour force into more effective institutions of labour control and discipline.
Book•
01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: A monograph in the International encyclopaedia for labour law and industrial relations as mentioned in this paper, which was originally published as a monograph for the International Journal of Labor and Industrial Relations.
Abstract: "Originally published as a monograph in the International encyclopaedia for labour law and industrial relations."
Journal Article•
01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: In the Victorian era, the laws of the country were made by a Parliament of property owners, and the courts were controlled by men of the same class as discussed by the authors, and the ordinary wage-earner could only hope that it would be his good fortune to avoid any entanglement with them.
Abstract: ‘Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law’, wrote Oliver Goldsmith; and his opinion could fairly be said still to represent the position in England in the Victorian era. The laws of the country were made by a Parliament of property owners, and the courts were controlled by men of the same class. The ordinary wage-earner could only hope that it would be his good fortune to avoid any entanglement with them.
Book•
01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: Early Regulation by Law and a Statutory Overview; NLRB Structure and Procedure; Selecting a Bargaining Representative; Organizational Picketing; Employer Economic Responses to Concerted Employee Activity; Secondary Boycotts, Hot Cargo Agreements, Union Jurisdictional Disputes and Featherbedding as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Early Regulation by Law and a Statutory Overview; NLRB Structure and Procedure; Selecting a Bargaining Representative; Organizational Picketing; Employer Economic Responses to Concerted Employee Activity; Secondary Boycotts, Hot Cargo Agreements, Union Jurisdictional Disputes and Featherbedding; Duty to Bargain; Labor and the Antitrust Laws; Enforcement of Collective Bargaining Agreements; Federal Preemption of State Legislation; NLRA Regulation of Internal Union Affairs; LMRDA Regulation of Internal Union Affairs.
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01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the principles of employment law and apply them to EEC employment legislation, and present a survey of the recent changes and new legislation in this area.
Abstract: "Principles of Employment Law" gathers together the recent changes and new legislation in this area, and is particularly valuable in its treatment of EEC employment legislation.
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01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: For almost half a century one date has dominated the myths and actions of the Labour Party:1931 as discussed by the authors, and since the traumatic events of that year, the party's guiding principle has been to avoid, in peace-time, co-operation in Parliament or at the hustings with other parties.
Abstract: For almost half a century one date has dominated the myths and actions of the Labour Party:1931. Since the traumatic events of that year, the party’s guiding principle has been to avoid, in peace-time, co-operation in Parliament or at the hustings with other parties. The way in which in 1931 a Labour Prime Minister and some of his senior colleagues joined a coalition government, dominated by the Conservatives, and then used that coalition to inflict a crushing defeat on their former party, has served to keep all subsequent Labour leaders on the path of virtue.
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Book•
01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: Starting out - sole trader, partnership or company establishing the business capital and profits running the business premises taxation insurance employment law trading cash and credit at home and abroad intellectual property - patents, copyrights and trademarks collecting your debts litigation bankruptcy and liquidation takeovers and mergers as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Starting out - sole trader, partnership or company establishing the business capital and profits running the business premises taxation insurance employment law trading cash and credit at home and abroad intellectual property - patents, copyrights and trademarks collecting your debts litigation bankruptcy and liquidation takeovers and mergers.
01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a codification of labour law in the Continental meaning of the word, and not a mere consolidation of existing statutes, to generate more appropriate ways of dealing with labour situations, whether they pertain to a collective bargaining context.
Abstract: Would a codification of labour law — in the Continental meaning of the word, and not a mere consolidation of existing statutes — enhance the development of this field of law ? Would the resulting instrument be likely to generate more appropriate ways of dealing with labour situations, whether or not they pertain to a collective bargaining context ? Adjective as well as substantive law would have to be involved in such an exercise. The latter aspect raises the fundamental issue of the proper relationship between the general law — civil law essentially — and labour law. What degree of autonomy is necessary to the integrity of the specialized law ? Conversely, to what extent is the general law to be relied upon to provide the necessary second-line set of legal provisions ? For instance, the two sets of legal rules entertain different views as to the termination of the employment relationship and as to the effect of a collective agreement. A well-integrated body of labour law should, in the author's opinion, govern comprehensively labour situation. The codifying process would also aim at eliminating internal discrepancies and a simpler, more accessible legal subsystem would emerge. As to the adjective aspects of labour law, the identification of desirable forms of third-party intervention relating to both collective bargaining and labour standards legislation could lead to appropriate jurisdictional arrangements. In the case of industrial conflicts, of particular interest are the flexible powers of intervention with which the Canada and British Columbia labour boards are endowed. Consideration should also be paid to certain European models — namely the Conseil de prud'hommes — which allow both conciliation and adjudication to take place in the solving of normative law conflicts of application. A full-fledged Labour Code would indeed invite the setting up of a more authentic Labour Court.