Joint Management and Employee Participation: Labour and Management at the Crossroads (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) - Hardcover

Herrick brings a wealth of experience, both union and governmental, to this clear and precise work.'' --Choice

This book shows how management and unions can work together to reap the benefits of employee participation in unionized workplaces - demonstrating that union environments can in fact be more conducive to employee involvement than environments where workers are not organized. It proposes ways to convert to a collective bargaining process that allows more opportunity for direct negotiation between the bargaining unit and the lower levels of the organization, thus clearing the way for joint management. It recommends the kinds of changes that should be made in policies and procedures by both management and unions in order to involve workers effectively. The text is illustrated by four case studies of successful jointly managed workplaces in both manufacturing and office environments.