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Trade unions and alternative technology in Scandinavia
Author(s) -
Bansler Jørgen
Publication year - 1989
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.1989.tb00107.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , process (computing) , emerging technologies , political science , economics , international trade , business , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , operating system , artificial intelligence
Scandinavian trade unions have been trying to influence the introduction of new technology in the work process since the early seventies. Recently, the most progressive unions have initiated their own research projects aimed at developing alternative technologies. This article discusses two examples.