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14.1 Labor Process Theory and the History of Shop-Floor Conflict 14.1 Labor Process Theory and the History of Shop-Floor Conflict
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14.1.1 Historical Background 14.1.1 Historical Background
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14.2 The Japanese-Style Management System 14.2 The Japanese-Style Management System
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14.3 Formal Controls: The Union Contract 14.3 Formal Controls: The Union Contract
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14.3.1 Job Classifications and Seniority 14.3.1 Job Classifications and Seniority
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14.3.2 Work Rules 14.3.2 Work Rules
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14.3.3 Grievance Procedures 14.3.3 Grievance Procedures
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Traditional Language: Step One Traditional Language: Step One
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JSMS Language: Step One JSMS Language: Step One
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14.4 Consensus Process 14.4 Consensus Process
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14.15 Informal Controls: Solidarity Arrangements 14.15 Informal Controls: Solidarity Arrangements
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14.6 Worker Resistance/Response 14.6 Worker Resistance/Response
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14.7 Conclusions 14.7 Conclusions
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References References
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14 Manual Workers: Conflict and Control
Get accessLaurie Graham is currently an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision, and also Women's Studies, at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the nature of worker resistance, emergence of gendered subcultures in work organizations, the use of temporary workers as a form of social control, and the impact of lean production systems on worker health and safety. She is the author of On the Line at Subaru-Isuzu: The Japanese Model and the American Worker (1995).
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Published:02 September 2009
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Abstract
This article examines the nature of recent changes that have taken place in organizational structures in unionized manufacturing settings, changes that contribute to the downward trend of unionization. When applied in their most effective manner, the changes limit the ability of this occupational group to exercise its historically strong influence on the shop floor. This article begins with an introduction to labor process theory and a brief history of shop-floor control. This is followed by a general description of the Japanese-Style Management System (JSMS) and its impact on organizational change. The article also discusses how the JSMS works to undermine worker control. It examines first, formal controls that union workers have established through negotiated contract language and second, informal controls such as solidarity arrangements that workers created to benefit each other. The last two sections of this article include examples of worker resistance and concluding remarks.
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