1st Edition

The Dynamics of Industrial Conflict Lessons from Ford

By Henry Friedman, Sander Meredeen Copyright 1980
388 Pages
by Routledge

388 Pages
by Routledge

388 Pages
by Routledge

The Dynamics of Industrial Conflict (1980) focuses on the workings of industrial relations in the British motor industry, presenting the first joint retrospective analysis of industrial relations in a major multinational. The book includes a closely documented account of the Ford Sewing Machinists’ strike for equal pay and tells the inside story of that dispute, analysing its impact on the... Read more

Part 1. The Evolution of Industrial Relations at Ford  1. A Management View  2. A Shop-Floor View  Part 2. The Sewing-Machinists’ Dispute  3. The Dispute Seen Through Management’s Eyes  4. The Dispute Seen Through Shop Steward’s Eyes  Part 3. First Dialogue  5. The Dispute Analysed  Part 4. Internal Consequences of the Dispute  6. A Management View  7. A Shop-Floor View  Part 5. External Consequences of the Dispute  8. A Joint View  Part 6. Second Dialogue  9. The Learning Process in Industrial Conflict

Biography

Henry Friedman and Sander Meredeen