Unions, Productivity, and the New Industrial Relations: Strategic Considerations

Martin D. Hanlon
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Martin D. Hanlon: 376 Powdermaker Hall, Department of Urban Studies, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York 11367

Interfaces, 1985, vol. 15, issue 3, 41-53

Abstract: Attempts to improve productivity in unionized workplaces are more likely to be successful if the union is formally involved. Union-management collaborative efforts, such as quality-of-work-life (QWL) programs, can improve productivity by promoting greater flexibility in the deployment of human resources and creating a climate favorable to shop-floor innovation. Union involvement is conditional upon assurances that productivity gains will not lead to loss of jobs.

Keywords: productivity; labor: unions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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