Do Employee Participation Groups Violate Section 8(a)(2) of the National Labor Relations Act? An Empirical Analysis

Michael H. LeRoy

doi:10.4324/9781315501215-16

Do Employee Participation Groups Violate Section 8(a)(2) of the National Labor Relations Act? An Empirical Analysis

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American employers increasingly use employee participation groups (Eaton 1994; Finding 3 of S. 295 [TEAM Act 1997]). Some groups have a specific and narrow purpose, such as continuous improvement of product quality. Others are broader and less defined. These are often found in firms that have trimmed management jobs, flattened their organizational structure, and embraced employee empowerment. The increased use of participation groups over the past twenty years also coincides with the American labor movement’s membership decline.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Nonunion Employee Representation
Subtitle of host publication	History, Contemporary Practice and Policy
Editors	Bruce E Kaufman, Daphne Gottlieb Taras
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	287-306
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315501215
ISBN (Print)	9780765604958, 9780765604941
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315501215-16
State	Published - 2000

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General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Business, Management and Accounting
General Social Sciences

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