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The Limitations of Conciliation and Arbitration

Year: 1902

Type: article

Abstract: The subject under consideration involves the difference be- tween the isolated bargain made by workmen acting as individ- uals and the joint or collective bargain made by an aggregation of workers.The individual bargain made by a workman with his employer is practically based upon the condition of the poorest situated among the applicants for the position, and the conditions of employment, accepted or imposed, are fixed by the immediate and dire necessities of the poorest conditioned worker who makes application for the job.The collective bargain is made upon the basis of about the average economic condition or situation of those who desire to fill the position.

Source: The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

DOI: 10.1177/000271620202000103

Author: Samuel Gompers

Institution: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

Language: English

Topic: Labor Movements and Unions

Subfield: Industrial relations

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1968785283

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Cited by: 2

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