This book offers an in-depth exploration of French industrial relations across eight chapters, highlighting the roles of the State, employers, and trade unions. It culminates in a chapter on strikes, emphasizing France’s unique dynamics. Essential for studying the history of French labor, it enriches existing literature on the subject.
The seminar focused on the evolution of the French labor movement, exploring its historical challenges, low union membership, and the state’s interventionist role. Despite a high collective bargaining coverage, unions face declining influence and membership. Contemporary issues include technological impacts on employment and rising right-wing politics, complicating future labor dynamics.
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This 1971 book examines syndicalism’s influence on the French Labour movement before World War I. It highlights how syndicalist leaders educated workers on striking for better wages and conditions, leading to increased activism. However, as non-syndicalist unions emerged, syndicalist ideas waned due to improved worker conditions and socioeconomic changes in France.
View More Review: Revolutionary Syndicalism and French Labor: A Cause Without Rebels – by Peter N. Stearns
The content examines Employment relations in France from an Anglo-Saxon perspective, highlighting differences in industrial relations and the frequent occurrence of strikes, especially among public sector workers. It discusses state intervention in the economy, trade union mobilization, and the evolving business model towards American influence, making it a valuable resource for studying French Labour history.
View More Review: Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité at Work – by Steve Jefferys