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Drawing the line: Computer‐Aided Design and the organisation of the drawing office
Author(s) -
Baldry Chris,
Connolly Anne
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.1986.tb00081.x
Subject(s) - craft , group cohesiveness , collar , white (mutation) , engineering , visual arts , political science , art , mechanical engineering , law , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Draughtsmen could until recently legitimately be seen as a ‘white‐collar craft’ group. This article examines the degree to which Computer‐Aided Design is fragmenting the cohesiveness of the drawing office, and thus threatening to undermine the craft control which has been the basis of the strength of the union, AUEW/TASS.