The Structure of Collective Bargaining

Stephen G. Peitchinis
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Stephen G. Peitchinis: University of Calgary

Chapter 3 in Issues in Management-Labour Relations in the 1990s, 1985, pp 33-52 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Bargaining structure commonly means the size and scope of organisations engaged in collective bargaining. Arrangements vary from the highly decentralised, where the organisation of a single skill bargains with each and every employer of that skill in turn, to the highly centralised, where a federation of employers bargains with a federation of employees. The first is quite common in North America, while the second is common in Scandinavian countries. In relation to the United States, John T. Dunlop wrote: “Perhaps the most significant characteristic of the American collective-bargaining system is that it is highly decentralised.”1

Keywords: Collective Bargaining; Employment Contract; Collective Agreement; Union Officer; Bargaining Unit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07751-9_3

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