The Impact of Technological Change on Labor Relations in the Commercial Aircraft Industry

Schwartz, Arthur R.; Abrams, James D.; Anuzis, Adria M.; Byrne, John; Elsperman, Tracy; Haines, Allison; Liguori, Christopher D.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-1821-7_13

Workers, Managers, and Technological Change 1987

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1821-7_13

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The Impact of Technological Change on Labor Relations in the Commercial Aircraft Industry

Arthur R. Schwartz

James D. Abrams

Adria M. Anuzis

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Wage Rule Formation in the Aerospace Industry

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1992

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This study of wage bargaining in the aerospace industry focuses particularly on lump sum bonuses, one-time cash disbursements that generally accompany lower increases in the base wage than were formerly standard. Although such bonuses, which appeared in aerospace companies before they appeared in other large manufacturing industries, were viewed as a union concession, they persisted into the 1989 bargaining round despite a sharp upturn in the fortunes of the most prominent aerospace company. The author regards that fact, as well as the weakening of both inter- and intra-industry pattern bargaining, as support for the view that a significant shift in union wage determination occurred in the 1980s. He argues, however, based on interviews with managers, union officials, and workers, that consensus has not yet been achieved on the meaning of this shift.

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Technological Choice and Union‐Management Cooperation

Thomas

1991

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Growth in the number and complexity of “new technology” agreements has led some observers to suggest that companies and unions are entering a new era of bargaining. Key features of the emerging model appear to be formal cooperation around the content and the process, as well as the impacts, of technological change. This paper evaluates these expectations against case study data on technological change in a major unionized firm. Even with a formal commitment to a new approach, intervening factors—intra‐organizational power struggles, resource competition, and technical uncertainties—appear to severely limit union involvement and represent major obstacles to a new era of bargaining over technology.

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The Impact of Technological Change on Labor Relations in the Commercial Aircraft Industry

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