The Rise of Single Table Bargaining in Britain

Abstract

Over 80 companies and organizations have recently changed their collective bargaining arrangements to introduce “single table bargaining” (STB). This sharp rise follows on from only a small number of companies introducing this change in the 1980s. Under STB all the different unions and grades of workers, including manual and non‐manual workers in the same company who had previously bargained separately, are brought together into one bargaining unit. Linked to the move to STB are changes in payment and conditions of work. Seeks to examine the reasons for the growth in STB and the potential benefits and disadvantages to the trade unions and their members as a result of the changes arising from STB.

Citation

Gall, G. (1994), "The Rise of Single Table Bargaining in Britain", Employee Relations, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459410066292