RT Article
T1 Labor's view of quality of working life programs
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 1
IS 2
SP 131
OP 137
A1 Wurf, Jerry
LA English
YR 1982
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785594338
AB The quality of working life and the quality of business ethics cannot be separated. In the private sector, the profit priority motivates most employer behavior, which can be characterized as mean and rationalistic. Management-initiated ‘quality of life’ programs are usually disguised attempts to achieve a speedup. From the union perspective, fair wages and working conditions are synonymous with the quality of working life, and unions pursue these through collective bargaining, which is essentially adversarial in both the public and private sectors. AFSCME's approach is to negotiate for better staffing, career ladders, and other workplace improvements that contribute to a worker's sense of dignity and satisfaction.
K1 Union Perspective
K1 Collective Bargaining
K1 Business Ethic
K1 Private Sector
K1 Economic Growth
DO 10.1007/BF00412084