1st Edition
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. It then examines Swedish labour legislation, which established an act on Collective Contracts, a Labour Court and a mediation service. The book also shows the collective bargaining system at work under conditions of full employment, and examines critically the attempts to develop a policy for wages through the labour market organizations, rather than by government decree. Anyone, in mature or developing economies, concerned with collective bargaining and wage policies will find this lucid study of the Swedish system a rich source book for positive policies.
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.
Biography
T. L. Johnston was Professor of Political Economy at the University of Edinburgh.
Review of original edition of Collective Bargaining in Sweden:
‘A good deal of the Swedish writing on collective bargaining is summarized in convenient form.’ Walter Galenson, ILR Review, Vol 16, No. 3
