‘They tell us after they've decided things’
A cross‐country analysis of unions and digitalisation in retail
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21334616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Payne (0000-0003-0384-4930, Business and Law De Montfort University, The Gateway Leicester UK, corresponding author), Caroline Lloyd (0000-0003-2624-8031, School of Social Sciences Cardiff University Cardiff UK), Secki P Jose (0000-0002-7179-5571, Business and Law De Montfort University Leicester UK) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-19 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial Relations Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-8692 • E-ISSN: 1468-2338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/irj.12390 |
| OpenAlex | W4313407382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 31 |
The role of trade unions in the social shaping of digital technologies is a vital question for research, public policy and social justice. This article draws on interviews with two unions in the grocery retail sector in the United Kingdom and Norway, and examines their involvement in technology decisions, and whether they can shape better outcomes for workers. By comparing a ‘neo‐liberal’ economy and a ‘Nordic welfare state’, the article considers whether stronger institutional power and regulatory supports in Norway provide for greater influence in a sector regarded as challenging for unions. The findings indicate relatively few country differences and help shed light on the factors that enable and constrain unions’ role in digitalisation
Business · Economic Justice · Economics · Labour economics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Social Welfare · State (computer science) · Welfare · Welfare state · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
Understanding union power
Power resource theory revisited
The future of employment
Beyond technological determinism
Collective regulation and the future of work in the digital economy
Fewer jobs, better jobs? An international comparative study of robots and ‘routine’ work in the public sector
Digitalisation, unions and participation
When should workers embrace or resist new technology
Rethinking country effects
Food for thought
Determinants of trade union influence over technological change
Automation and the future of work
A smart place to work? Big data systems, labour, control and modern retail stores
The Norwegian competence reform and the limits of lifelong learning
Capitalism, Technology and Work
Flexible scheduling, degradation of job quality and barriers to collective voice
Controlling routine front line service workers
Working-Class Power, Capitalist-Class Interests, and Class Compromise
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |