The changing nature of labour regulation: the distinctiveness of the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry

Linda Clarke, Ian Fitzgerald

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    Abstract

    The article addresses the changing nature of labour regulation through analysis of the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry, originating in 1981. It shows how multiple spatial regulatory scales, the changing coalitions of actors involved, employer and client engagement and labour agency have been critical to National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry's survival.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)58-74
    Number of pages17
    JournalIndustrial Relations Journal
    Volume51
    Issue number1-2
    Early online date10 Feb 2020
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2020

    Keywords

    • collective agreement
    • engineering construction
    • labour regulation
    • shop stewards
    • worker agency

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