Sectoral collective bargaining is an aim of
trade unions
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (s ...
or
labor unions
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...
to reach a
collective agreement
A collective agreement, collective labour agreement (CLA) or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a written contract negotiated through collective bargaining for employees by one or more trade unions with the management of a company (or with ...
that covers all workers in a sector of the economy. It contrasts to
enterprise bargaining where agreements cover individual firms. Generally countries with sectoral collective bargaining have higher rates of union organisation and better coverage of collective agreements than countries with enterprise bargaining.
Coverage by country
Countries that have sectoral collective bargaining have significantly higher rates of coverage than those with enterprise or individual workplace bargaining.
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United Kingdom
While sectoral bargaining used to be standard in the UK, enterprise bargaining was advocated by the 1968 report of the ''Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations
The Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations (also known as the Donovan Commission) was an inquiry into the system of collective UK labour law, chaired by Lord Donovan and heavily influenced by the opinions of Hugh Clegg. It ...
'' chaired by Lord Donovan.
United States
Sectoral bargaining was promoted by the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, but struck down and replaced by enterprise bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and ...
.
See also
*'' A Manifesto for Labour Law''
*US labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the United States. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the "inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "org ...
*UK labour law
United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. People at work in the UK can rely upon a minimum charter of employment rights, which are found in Acts of Parliament, Regulations, common law and equit ...
* German labour law
Notes
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References
*H Collins, KD Ewing and A McColgan, ''Labour law in context'' (Cambridge University Press 2012)
*L Fulton, 'Worker representation in Europe' (2015) Labour Research Department and ETUI
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Labour law
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