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In this third edition the authors have revised and updated their popular textbook to take into account the new government as well as to examine recent changes in government policy, the law, union and management together with their effects upon pay and productivity, the nature and scope of collective bargaining and Britain’s strike record. An analysis of developments in the European Union is also included. SID KESSLER is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Relations at City University Business School. He lectured at City University from 1964 to 1994, prior to which he was Head of Research at the National Union of Mineworkers for eight years. He is an Arbitrator for the Arbitration, Conciliation and Advisory Service, and a Deputy Chairman of the Central Arbitration Committee. Other appointments have been with the National Board for Prices and Incomes, the Commission on Industrial Relations and the Clegg Comparability Commission. FRED BAYLISS has been a Visiting Fellow at City University Business School since 1989. He retired from the Civil Service in 1986, having worked at the National Board for Prices and Incomes, the Commission on Industrial Relations, the Pay Board and the Department of Employment. Introduction.- The Early Post-War Decades, 1945-70.- The 1970s.- The Economic Background.- Government Values and Policies.- The Law and Industrial Relations.- Employer and Management Strategies in the Private Sector.- Government as Employer and Quasi-Employer.- Trade Unions.- The Institutions of Industrial Relations.- Pay and Productivity.- Strikes.- Assessment and Implications for the Future.
