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Trade unions in West Germany

Title
Trade unions in West Germany / E.C.M. Cullingford.
Author
Cullingford, E. C. M., 1910-2009.
Publication
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1977, ©1976.

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Description
114 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Monograph on trade unions in Germany, Federal Republic - presents a historical sketch of the German labour movement and trade unionism, and analyses labour disputes (notably strikes), attitudes and policies of trade unions in the industrial sector, and comments the labour legislation (esp. The work constitution acts of 1971 and 1976). One-page bibliography and statistical tables.
Subject
  • Labor unions > Germany (West) > History
  • Industrial relations > Germany (West) > History
  • Strikes and lockouts > Germany (West) > History
  • Industrial relations
  • Labor unions
  • Strikes and lockouts
  • Gewerkschaft
  • trade union
  • history
  • German
  • labour movement
  • trade unionism
  • labour dispute
  • strike
  • attitude
  • industrial sector
  • labour legislation
  • statistical table
  • syndicat
  • histoire
  • Allemand
  • mouvement ouvrier
  • syndicalisme
  • conflit du travail
  • grève
  • secteur industriel
  • législation du travail
  • tableau statistique
  • sindicato
  • historia
  • alemán
  • movimiento obrero
  • sindicalismo
  • conflicto de trabajo
  • huelga
  • actitud
  • sector industrial
  • legislación del trabajo
  • cuadros estadísticos
  • Germany (West)
  • Germany, Federal Republic
  • Allemagne, République fédérale
  • Alemania, República Federal
Genre/Form
  • History
  • bibliography.
  • comment.
  • bibliographie.
  • commentaire.
  • bibliografía.
  • comentario.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [109]-110.
Contents
Foreword / Heinz Oskar Vetter -- 1. The background : a brief historical sketch -- 2. The re-creation of the movement after 1945 -- 3. The present organisation and functions of the German Trade Union Federation -- 4. The attitude and policies of the German unions in the industrial relations field -- 5. Strikes in West Germany in the period up to 1969 -- 6. The metal workers' strike of 1971 -- 7. The dispute in the chemical industry in 1971 -- 8. The construction workers' union -- 9. Co-determination : background and practical application -- 10. The Works Constitution Act of 1971 -- 11. The Works Constitution Act of 1976 -- 12. The part played by the unions in the accumulation of assets by workers -- 13. The present state and aims of German trade unionism -- Appendix I. Principal trade unions in the Federal Republic of Germany -- Appendix II. Strike law in the Federal Republic.
ISBN
  • 0891587012
  • 9780891587019
LCCN
76028236
OCLC
  • ocm02388207
  • 2388207
  • SCSB-186536
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library