TOPICS:

The focus of the course is on alternative approaches to the structuring of labor-management relations in different parts of the world (everywhere except for the economically advanced nations of Western Europe and North America). The emphasis will be on the similarities and differences between the overseas systems and the United States system. There will also be some discussion of transnational industrial-relations institutions.

SOURCES:

The text book for this course is Industrial Relations Around the World, by Rothman, Briscoe and Nacamulli. Additional readings from a variety of other sources are on reserve at the library. In preparing papers, you may find it necessary to consult off-campus libraries (Syracuse or Cornell). The International Labour Review is the basic journal in this field. Other English language journals which are useful but most of which our library does not receive include the British Journal of Industrial Relations, the New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, the Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, the Journal of Industrial Relations (Australia), and Economic and Industrial Democracy.

REQUIREMENTS:

All students will take a comprehensive final examination at noon on Tuesday, December 14. In addition, each student will write two papers during the course of the semester. There will also be an optional mid-term examination. For those who choose to take the mid-term examination the papers will each count 20% of the final grade as will the mid-term with the final examination counting 40%. For those who do not opt to take the mid-term examination, the papers will each count 30% of the final grade and the final examination will again count 40%. There will also be periodic internet assignments which must be completed accurately and in a timely manner in order to pass the course.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

If you have a documented disability and you wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the instructor during the first week of class.

ACTIVITIES:

DATES:
 

Paper I Outline	September 13
Paper I	September 29
Mid-term Examination	October 8
Paper II Outline	November 10
Paper II	November 22
Final Examination	Dec 14 (Tuesday) 12:00-2:30 PM

COURSE OUTLINE

(* before a topic means it will NOT be covered in class)
 

TOPICS	DATES
I. Introduction
-- A-Course Introduction	Aug 30
-- B-Approaches to Comparative Studies	Sep 1,3,8
II. The Advanced Capitalist Economies
-- A-The U.S. Model Transplanted: The Case of Japan	Sep 10,13,15,17,20
-- B-Arbitration in a Federal System: The Case of Australia	Sep 22,24,27,29, Oct 1,4
--*C–From Arbitration to Deregulation: The Case of New Zealand
III. Less Developed and Newly Industrializing Economies
-- A-Underdevelopment in Asia: The Case of India	Oct 6,13,15,18
-- B–Underdevelopment in Africa: The Case of Nigeria	Oct 20,22,25
-- C-Underdevelopment South of the Border: The Case of Mexico	Oct 27,29, Nov 1
--D-Bargaining in a Politically Unstable System: The Case of Argentina	Nov 3,5
--*E-A Former U.S. Colony: The Case of the Philippines
--*F-From War to Prosperity: The Case of South Korea
IV. Worker Participation Systems
-- A-The Union as Management: The Case of Israel	Nov 8,10,12
V. Industrial Relations in the One Party State
--A-Ideologically Controlled Trade Unionism: The Case of the of China	Nov 15,17,19
--*B-Government Controlled Unions: The Case of Singapore
VI. Industrial Relations and Political Transformation
-- A-Trade Unionism and the Transformation to Majority Rule: The Case of South Africa	Nov 22,29, Dec 1
--*B-Independent Trade Unionism: The Case of Poland
--*C-The Transformation from Market Socialism to Democratic Market Capitalism: the Case of Hungary
VII. Transnational Industrial-Relations Issues
-- A-International Labor Bodies: The I.C.F.T.U., the W.F.T.U, and the International Trade Secretariats	Dec 3,6
-- B - Trilateralism: The International Labour Organization	Dec 8
VIII. Conclusions	Dec 10

EXPECTATIONS:

WHAT I EXPECT FROM YOU

I expect that you will come to class each day on time, having done the reading assignment and any assigned computer work and prepared to participate by asking and answering questions and by expressing your opinions. I expect that you will ask questions about anything you don't understand. I expect that assignments will be done and turned in on time and that they will reflect the best work you can do. I expect that you will contact me if you are having any problems in the course or if you are having personal problems which may affect your performance in the course. Overall, I expect you to work hard at getting the most out of this course that you possibly can. In accordance with the policies of the New York State Department of Education which accredits Le Moyne College, you can expect to be assigned two to three hours of outside work for each hour of class time in the course.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ME

You can expect that I shall come to class on time each day having thought about and prepared the material. You can expect that I shall answer your questions to the best of my ability and that your opinions will be heard with respect. You can expect that your papers and exams will be graded carefully and returned in a timely manner and that you will be given an explanation of why you receive the grades you receive. You can expect that I shall make time to se e you if you need to see me and that I shall keep regular office hours.

WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT FROM EACH OTHER

A serious commitment to learning and a serious effort toward that end.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

The successful student in this course will be familiar with the basic structure of labor-management relations in a variety of developed and less developed countries around the world.  The student will be able to compare and contrast institutions and policies in those countries and will be able to compare and contrast those institutions and policies with those of the United States.  The student should be able to evaluate critically media accounts of industrial-relations developments overseas.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

I. A. Approaches

• John Dunlop, Industrial Relations Systems, Chaps. 1& 8
• Clark Kerr, et al., Industrialism and Industrial Man, Chap. 1, "The Logic of Industrialization," chap. 2, "The Industrializing Elites"
• James G. Scoville, "Some Determinants of the Structure of Labor Movements" in Adolf Sturmthal and James G. Scoville, The Inter national Labor Movement in Transition
• Hugh Clegg, Trade Unionism Under Collective Bargaining, Chap. 1

• Dunlop, Chaps. 9,10
• Kerr, et al., Chap. 4, "Managers of Enterprise," Chap. 6, "The Workers: Impact and Resp onse," Chap. 7 "Industrial Relations Systems and the Rules of the Work Place"
• Clark Kerr and Abraham Siegel, "The Structuring of the Labor Force in Industrial Society: New Dimensions and New Questions," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, January 1955
• Clegg, Chaps. 2-6
• Dabscheck, "A Survey of Theories of Industrial Relations," in Barbash and Barbash, Theories and Concepts in Comparative Industrial Relations
• Dekker, "The Concept of Corporatism from an Industrial Relations Perspective," in Barbash and Barbash

• Taira, "Japan," in Rothman et al.
• Nakamura and Nitta, "Developments in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Practices in Japan," in Locke, Kochan and Piore, Employment Relations in a Changing World Economy
• Watanabe, "The Japan Model and the Future of Employment and Wages Systems," International Labour Review, Vol. 139, no. 3, 2000
• Kwon, "Japanese Employment Relations in Transition," Economic and Industrial Democracy, August 2004

Optional:

• Yasuo Kuwahara, "Japanese Industrial Relations," in Bamber and Lansbury, International and Comparative Industrial Relations
• Hanami, "Co-operation and Conflict in Public Sector Labor Relations in Japan," in Gladstone, Current Issues in Labour Relations: An International Perspective
• Cannings and Lazonick, "Equal Employment Opportunity and the 'Mana gerial Woman' in Japan," Industrial Relations, January 1994
• Ulman and Nakata, "Enterprise Bargaining and Social Contract in Japan," Proceedings, IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1994
• Clark and Ogawa, "Transitions from Career Jobs to Retirement in Japan," Industrial Relations, April 1997
• Motohiro Morishima, "Changes in Japanese Human Resource Management: Implications for Firm Performance," Proceedings, IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1998
• Hirosuke Kawanishi, Enterprise Unionism in Japan
• Houseman and Osawa, "Part-time and Temporary Employment in Japan," Monthly Labor Review, October 1995
• Kuwahara, "The Future of the Labor Movement in Japan: Experiments and Possibilities," Proceedings, International Industrial Relations Association, Tokyo, 2000
• Nakata and Takehiro, "Employment and Wages of Japanese Female Workers: Past, Present and Future," Industrial Relations, October 2002
• Chuma, "Employment Adjustments in Japanese Firms During the Current Crisis," Industrial Relations, October 2002
• Yukichi Takahashi, "The Labor Market and Lifetime Employment in Japan," Economic and Industrial Democracy, February 1997

B. Australia

• Bamber and Davis, "Australia," in Rothman et al.
• Dabscheck, "The Slow and Agonising Death of the Australian Experiment with Conciliation and Arbitration," Jounal of Industrial Relations, September 2001
• Lansbury and Bamber, "The End of Institutionalized Industrial Relations in Australia," Perspectives on Work, IRRA, V.2, n.1, 1998

• Lansbury and Davis, "Australian Industrial Relations," in Bamber and Lans bury, International and Comparative Industrial Relations
• McDonald, "Industrial Dispute Tactics in Australian Manufacturing," Industrial Relations, January 2000
• Ian Hampson, "The End of the Experiment: Corporatism Collapses in Australia," Economic and Industrial Democracy, November 1997
• Lansbury and Niland, "Managed Decentralization? Recent Trends in Australian Industrial Relations and Human Resource Policies," in Locke, Kochan and Piore, Employment Relations in a Changing World Economy
• Braham Dabscheck and John Niland, Industrial Relations in Australia, Chaps. 3,5,6,9,10,12
• D. Plowman, et al., Australian Industrial Relations, Chaps. 7,10,12
• Clifford B. Donn, The Australian Council of Trade Unions: History and Economic Policy, Chaps. 1,2, Appendix to Chap. 2
• Perotin et al., "Equal Opportunities Practices and Enterprise Performance: A Comparative Investigation on Australian and British Data," International Labour Review, V.142, no.4, 2003
• R. Lansbury and E. Davis, "Employee Participation: Some Australian Cases," International Labour Review, V.131, no.2, 1992
• Charlotte A.B. Yates, "Neo-Liberalism and the Working Girl: The Dilemmas of Women and the Australian Union Movement, Economic and Industrial Democracy, November 1996

• Boxall and Deeks, "New Zealand," in Rothman et al.
• Bray and Walsh, "Different Paths to Neo-Liberalism? Comparing Australia and New Zealand,"  Industrial Relations, July 1998
• Lawson, et al., "Devolution of the Human Resource Function in New Zealand: A Case Study Approach," International Journal of Employment Studies, October 1999
• Harbridge and Howard, "The Impact of the Employment Contracts Act on Collective Bargaining Structures and Outcomes and Union Membership after Two Years," Employment Relations: Theory and Practice Vol. 1
• Penelope Cowen, "Labor Relations Reform in New Zealand: The Employment Contracts Act and Contractual Freedom," Journal of Labor Research, Winter 1993
• K. Hince and M. Vranken, "A Controversial Reform of New Zealand Labour Law: The Employment Contracts Act 1991," International Labour Review, V.130, no.4, 1991
• Geare, The System of Industrial Relations in New Zealand, Chaps. 3,4,5,6,7,9,10
• Haworth, "Unions in Crisis: Deregulation and Reform of the New Zealand Union Movement," in Frenkel, Organized Labor in the Asia-Pacific Region

• Doshi, "India," in Rothman et al.
• Manik Kher, "Trade Unionism in the Nineties in India: Deunionisation," Proceedings, 9th World Congress, International Industrial Relations Association, August 1992

• Dasgupta, "Social and Economic Security in India," International Labour Review, V.141, no.1/2, 2002

• Lansky, "Economics of Child Labour in Hazardous Industries of India," International Labour Review, Vol.139, no.1, 2000

• Ramesh, "The Indian Industrial Relations System and Its Viability in the Context of Globalization," Proceedings, International Industrial Relations Association, Tokyo, 2000

• Viswanathan Venkatachalam and Rajiva K. Singh, The Political, Economic, and Labor Climate in India
• C.P. Thakur, "Labour Relations in the Public Service in India," in Muneto Ozaki et al., Labour Relations in the Public Service: Developing Countries
• N. Burra, "Out of Sight Out of Mind: Working Girls in India," International Labour Review, V.128, no.5, 1989
• B. Arora, "Participative Management or Managed Participation - The Case of India," Economic and Industrial Democracy, V.13, no.2, May 1992

• Fashoyin, "Nigeria," in Rothman et al.
• Tayo Fashoyin, "Economic Recession and Employment Security in Nigeria," International Labour Review, Sept.-Oct. 1990

• Eleazar C. Iwuji, "Nigeria," Blum
• Abel K. Ubeku, Industrial Relations in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria, Chaps. 3,4,5
• Damachi and Fashoyin, "Labour Relations in the Nigerian Civil Service," in Gladstone, Current Issues in Labour Relations: An International Perspective

• Morales, "Mexico," in Rothman et al.
• Posthuma et al., "Labor and Employment Laws in Mexico and the US: An International Comparison, Labor Law Journal, Fall 2000

• Francisco Zapata, "Mexico," Blum
• James L. Schlagheck, The Political, Economic, and Labor Climate in Mexico
• Jose Rodriquez Vasquez, The Political, Economic, and Labor Climate in Mexico, 1984 Supplement
• Fairris, "Unions and Wage Inequality in Mexico," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, April 2003
• Rodney Anderson, "Mexico," in Gerald Greenfield and Sheldon Maran, Latin American Labor Organizations
• E. Astorga Lira and S. Commander, "Agricultural Commercialisation and the Growth of a Migrant Labour Market Mexico," International Labour Review, V.128, no.6, 1989
• Dale Hathaway, Allies Across the Border: Mexico's 'Authentic Labor Front' and Global Solidarity

D. Argentina

• David R. Decker, The Political, Economic, and Labor Climate in Argentina
• Carlos F. Sanchez and Aldo A. Arnaudo,"The Economic Power of Argentine Manufacturing Labor Unions," in Sturmthal and Scoville

• Lisbeth Haas, "Argentina," in Gerald Greenfield and Sheldon Maran, Latin American Labor Organizations
• Russell E. Smith, "Labour and Wage Policy, Inflation, and Wages in Redemocratizing Argentina, 1982-1985," Proceedings of the 25th Meeting, Canadian Industrial Relations Association, August 1988
• Bergquist, Labor in Latin America, chap. 3
• Mario Ackerman, "The Right to Strike in Essential Services in MERCOSUR Countries," International Labour Review, Vol.133, no.3, 1994

• Elias Ramos, "Philippines," Blum, International Handbook of Industrial Relations
• Gatchalian, "Employee Representation and Workplace Participation," Proceedings, International Industrial Relations Association, Tokyo, 2000
• Carmelo Noriel, "Labour Relations and Development in the Philippines," in International Labour Office, Labour Relations and Development: Country Studies on Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka
• Jaime T. Infante, The Political, Economic and Labor Climate in the Philippines, Chaps. 4,5

• Lee, "Korea," in Rothman et al.
• Taigi Kim, "Human Resource Management for Production Workers in Large Korean Manufacturing Firms," in Frenkel and Harrod, Industrialization and Labor Relations: Contemporary Research in Seven Countries
• Kim and Yu, "Emerging Patterns of Human Resource Management in Korea," Proceedings, International Industrial Relations Association, Tokyo, 2000
• Kim, "Korean Trade Union Movement, Manpower Policy and Labor Market,"  Proceedings, International Industrial Relations Association, Tokyo, 2000
• Frenkel and Peetz, "Globalization and Industrial Relations in East Asia: A Three Country Comparison," Industrial Relations, July 1998
• Freeman, "Repressive Labor Relations and New Unionism in East Asia," Proceedings, IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1994
• Hwang-Joe Kim, "The Korean Union Movement in Transition," in Frenkel
• Se-Il Park, "The Role of the State in Industrial Relations: The Case of Korea," Proceedings, 9th World Congress, International Industrial Relations Association, August 1992
• Kim and Feuille, "Works Councils in Korea: Implications for Employee Representation in the United States," Proceedings, IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1998
• Bae, Chen and Lawler, "Alternative Human Resource Management Systems in Korea and Taiwan," Proceedings, IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1998

• Galin, "Israel," in Rothman et al.
• Yohanan Stryjan, "Self-Management: The Case of the Kibbutz," Economic and Industrial Democracy, May 1983

• Havel et al., "Institutional Change and Union Membership: A Longitudinal Analysis of Union Membership Determinants in Israel," Industrial Relations, July 2000
• Harpaz, "International Report: The Transformation of Work Values in Israel," Monthly Labor Review, May 1999
• Christopher Warhurst, "The Management of Production and the Changing Character of the Kibbutz as a Mode of Production," Economic and Industrial Democracy, November 1996
• Menachem Rosner, "Organizations between Community and Market: The Case of the Kibbutz," Economic and Industrial Democracy, August 1993
• Yonatan Reshef and Brian Bemmels, "Poltical and Economic Determinants of Strikes in Israel: A Sectorial Comparison," Economic and Industrial Democracy, February 1989
• Aviad Bar-Haim, "Workers' Participation and Personnel Policies in Israel," International Labour Review, V.127, no. 3, 1988
• Ben Israel, "Co-operation and Conflict in Public Sector Labor Relations in Israel," in Gladstone, Current Issues in Labour Relations: An International Perspective
• Michal Palgi, "Women in the Changing Kibbutz," Economic and Industrial Democracy, February 1994

• Coll, "People's Republic of China," in Rothman et al.
• Levine, Worker Rights and Labor Standards in Asia's Four New Tigers, chap. 3, "The Industrial Relations Scene," chap.4, "The ACFTU, Labor Law, and Labor Reform," chap.5, "The Law, Contracts, Strikes and Dispute Settlement"
• Ng Sek Hong, "A Current Note on the Chinese Labor Movement," International Journal of Employment Studies, October 1995

• Warner, "The Future of Chinese Industrial Relations," Proceedings, International Industrial Relations Association, Tokyo, 2000
• Chow et al., "Job Turnover in China: A Case Study of Shanghai's Manufacturing Enterprises," Industrial Relations, October 1999
• Frenkel and Peetz, "Globalization and Industrial Relations in East Asia: A Three Country Comparison," Industrial Relations, July 1998
• Wang and Ballut, "Chinese Labor Relations in Transition: Where will all the Workers Go?" Labor Law Journal, June 1995
• Ip, "A Case Study of Human Resource Management Practices in the People's Republic of China," International Journal of Employment Studies, October 1999
• George K.Y. Tseo, "Chinese Economic Restructuring: Enterprise Development through Employee Ownership," Economic and Industrial Democracy, May 1996
• J. Han and M. Morishima, "Labour System Reform in China and Its Unexpected Consequences," Economic and Industrial Democracy, V.13, no.2, May 1992
• Bill Taylor, Industrial Relations in China

*B. Singapore

• Ariff, "Singapore," in Rothman et al.
• Begin, "Singapore's Industrial Relations System: Is It Congruent with Its Second Phase of Industrialization?" in Frenkel and Harrod, Industrialization and Labor Relations: Contemporary Research in Seven Countries
• Ariff and Debrah, "The Role of Industrial Relations Strategy in Ensuring National Economic Competitiveness: The Case of Singapore," International Journal of Employment Studies, October 1995
• Tan, "Globalization and National Industrial Relations Systems: Implications from the Singapore Case,"  Proceedings, International Industrial Relations Association, Tokyo, 2000
• Chris Leggett, "Corporatist Trade Unionism in Singapore," in Frenkel
• Tan Boon Chiang, "Labour Relations and Development in Singapore," in International Labour Office, Labour Relations and Development: Country Studies on Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka

• Wood and Harcourt, "The Rise of South African Trade Unions," Labor Studies Journal, Spring 1998
• Joffe, Maller and Webster, "South Africa's Industrialization: The Challenge Facing Labor," in Frenkel and Harrod, Industrialization and Labor Relations: Contemporary Research in Seven Countries

• Schultz and Mwabu, "Labor Unions and the Distribution of Wages and Employment in South Africa," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, July 1998
• Judy Maller, "Worker Participation and Trade Unionism: Case Studies of Workplace Democracy in South Africa," Economic and Industrial Democracy, May 1994
• Clive Thompson, "Strategy and Opportunism: Trade Unions as Agents for Change in South Africa," Proceedings, 9th World Congress, International Industrial Relations Association, August 1992
• Andre Kraak, "Transforming South Africa's Economy: From Racial-Fordism to Neo-Fordism?" Economic and Industrial Democracy, February 1996
• "Sanctions and Their Effects on Employment in South Africa," International Labour Review, V.130, no.5-6, 1991

• Matey, "Poland," in Rothman et al.
• Ludwik Florek, "The Impact of Industrial Relations on Political Transformations in Poland," Proceedings, 9th World Congress, International Industrial Relations Association, August 1992
• P. Lazes, R. Johansen and S Rudolf, "The Transformation of Polish Enterprises - A Difficult Process," Economic and Industrial Democracy, V.13, no.4, November 1992
• J. Bielasiak, "Self Management and the Policics of Reform: Poland in the 1980s," Economic and Industrial Democracy, V.10, no.3, August 1989
• Andrzej Swiatkowski, "The Role of the State in Industrial Relations in Eastern and Central Europe: The Case of Poland," Proceedings, 9th World Congress, International Industrial Relations Association, August 1992
• Witold Morawski, "Industrial Democracy and Power Structuration in the Polish Economy," in Gyorgy Szell, Labor Relations in Transition in Eastern Europe

• International Labour Office, The Trade Union Situation and Industrial Relations in Hungary, Chaps. 3,5,6,7
• Flanagan, "Institutional Reform in Eastern Europe," Industrial Relations, July 1998
• Frege and Toth, "The Cultural Embeddedness of Labor Institutions: Lessons from Two Post-Communist Economies," Proceedings, IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1999
• Ivan Volgyes, "Hungary: the Lumpenproletarianization of the Working Class," in Triska and Gati
• Csaba Halmos, "Political and Economic Reform and Labour Policy in Hungary," International Labour Review, V.129, no. 1, 1990
• L. Hethy, "Political Changes and the Transformation of Industrial Relations in Hungary," Proceedings, 9th World Congress, International Industrial Relations Association, August 1992
• A. Hars, G. Kovari, and G. Nagy, "Hungary Faces Unemployment," International Labour Review, V.130, no.2, 1991
• E. Cukor and G. Kovari, "Wage Trends in Hungary," International Labour Review, V.130, no.2, 1991
• Z. Lonti and J. Kervin, "Transformation of the Hungarian Industrial Relations System," Proceedings, IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1992
• L. Hethy, "Hungary's Changing Labor Relations System," in Gyorgy Szell, Labor Relations in Transition in Eastern Europe

• J. Windmuller, "International Trade Union Movement," in R. Blanpain and F. Millard, Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations

• Sturmthal, Left of Center, Chap. "The Internationals and the Cold War"
• R. Colin Beever, European Unity and the Trade Union Movements, Chaps. 1, 2, 4

• Valticos, "The ILO: A Retrospective and Future View," International Labour Review, March-April 1996
• Bellace, "ILO Fundamental Rights at Work and Freedom of Association," Proceedings IRRA Annual Meeting, January 1999
• Freeman, "ILO Labor Standards and US Compliance," Perspectives on Work, V. 3, n. 1

• Lee Swepston, "The Future of ILO Standards," Monthly Labor Review, September 1994
• William Simpson, "The ILO and Tripartism: Some Reflections," Monthly Labor Review, September 1994
• Don Smyth, "Achievements, New Directions from 1994 ILO Conference," Monthly Labor Review, September 1994
• Gary B. Ostrower, "The American Decision to Join the I.L.O." Labor History, Fall 1975
• International Labour Office, The Impact of International Labour Conventions and Recommendations, Chaps. 1,2,3,4,5
• Walter Galenson, The International Labor Organization: An American View, Chaps. 1,5,6
• Tadd Linsenmayer, "U.S. Ends ILO Moratorium by Ratifying Two Conventions," Monthly Labor Review, June 1988
• Joseph P. Goldberg, "The Landmark Provisions of Ratified ILO Conventions," Monthly Labor Review, June 1988