Guide To Labor Management Cooperation

Identifies selected sources of information and assistance that will aid Federal agencies and unions representing governmental employees in developing a cooperative program. Identifies materials related to public sector experiences and includes other resources considered to be particularly useful to agency and union representatives. Covers: starting a labor-management cooperation effort; training and assistance; questions and answers; an annotated bibliography covering articles, books and reports, and video tapes. Valuable appendices!

Research report on the impact of joint consultation and workers participation programmes on the labour productivity of unionized workers in the USA - describes research project project design, target groups, case studies and evaluation techniques, based on various models; considers the role of industrial structure and work organization in labour relations; discusses obstacles to improved quality of working life, etc. Bibliography, graphs, organigrams, statistical tables.