Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations articles from January 1996

Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations archives from January 1996

Local union officers' donations to a political action committee.
January 1, 1996... In the 1980s, unions in the United States substantially increased their involvement in national politics (Masters, Atkin, and Delaney 1989-90). A key aspect of this effort was the sizable rise in political action committee (PAC) receipts...

Flexibility and alternative corporate strategies.
January 1, 1996... Since the crisis of the 1970s, business restructuring strategies have been turning towards more flexible forms of production organization. in the transition to new flexible forms, the hitherto predominant fordist production model - based on mass...

The distribution of investment risk in defined benefit pension plans: a reconsideration.
January 1, 1996... Defined benefit pension plans pay retired workers a benefit based on a formula which takes into account years of service and earnings (or a flat dollar amount). Sponsors of defined benefit plans are required to establish a fund which contains...

Unemployment reduction in Canada: lessons from Japan and Sweden.
January 1, 1996... Canada has suffered worse unemployment than most other OECD countries during the last two decades. The problem has grown more severe since the onset of recession in 1990, as unemployment has climbed above eleven percent of the workforce. However,...