Work, unions and co-determination 1979-1981

SND-ID: SND 0041

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Description

In 1977 a new law called 'Act on Co-determination' came into force in Sweden. According to this law trade unions have the right to be informed about all circumstances that are, or could be, of importance for the members of the union. The unions have the right to express their opinions on almost every important question at 'the establishment'. This is allowed for in a special type of negotiation. An employer has after negotiations however the right to make a decision without bothering about the union's opinion. This law is supposed to regulate the unions rights to participate in the decision making process at the establishment. It is an important part of the complex system of formal norms that regulates the relations between trade unions and employers in Sweden. The research project 'Work, Unions and participation' studied how local actors - unions and employers - have adapted to this system of norms.
This study is composed of two survey studies, designed as a panel study. The population is restricted to following branches: manufacturing, trade, transports and communications, education, social

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Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method

Unit of analysis

Time Method

Sampling procedure

The surveys are based on a random selection from the central register of enterprises (Centrala Företagsregistret, CFR), of places of work with more than 100 employees, who are busy within production industry, trade, communications, post and telegraph, and public administration.

Time period(s) investigated

1979-09-01–1980-04-01

1981-01-01–1982-01-01

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Subject area

Labour relations/conflict, Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

trade unions, working conditions

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Hörte, S.Å. (1983) Medbestämmande : En analys av kontaktmönster mellan parter vid arbetsställen. Monograph no 28. Göteborg: Department of Sociology. ISBN 91-7222-576-9.
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Hörte, S.Å. (1980) Kontakter mellan arbetsgivare och fackliga organisationer på det lokala planet : Förhandlings- och informationsverksamhet vid arbetsställen. Research report no 71. Göteborg: Department of Sociology. ISBN 91-7222-576-9.
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ISBN: 9789172225763

Hörte, S.Å. (1981) Medbestämmande vid arbetsställen : MBL-survey 1979. Arbetsrapport 1981. Göteborg: Department of Sociology.
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Dataset 1
Work, unions and co-determination 1979 - Trade union

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1979-09–1980-04
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

500

Number of individuals/objects

1500

Dataset 2
Work, unions and co-determination 1979 - Establishment

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1979-09–1980-04
Dataset 3
Work, unions and co-determination 1981 - Trade union

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1981

Variables

500

Number of individuals/objects

1000

Dataset 4
Work, unions and co-determination 1981 - Establishment

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1981
Published: 1984-01-01
Last updated: 2020-02-13