UNDERSTANDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM: THE RELEVANCE OF DUNLOP / FLANDERS’ MODEL
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The basic thrust of this paper is that the “Industrial Relation System Model” as
propounded by Professor John T. Dunlop (1958) and Allan Flanders (1968) with
subsequent contributions by other writers (mentioned in the paper) is applicable to
collective bargaining in the local government councils and in the Nigerian industrial
relations system in general. Indeed, the nature of salary administration since 1941
through several wage review panels bear eloquent testimony to the fact that the “output”
of one collective bargaining exercise is “reprocessed” as “input” and through the
“feedback” mechanism and interactions with the environment, the industrial relations
system continues in its cyclic character. The environment and precipitating conditions
include economic, political and social factors. The paper comprises of: abstract;
methodology; conceptual discourse; theoretical framework / features of the industrial
relations system model; application of the theory; findings / discussion of findings;
Conclusion and recommendations. The paper concluded that the objective application of
collective bargaining and the sanctity of its process can enhance peace and working
harmony in public sector organizations, especially the local government system. The
recommendations canvassed can effectively strengthen the use of collective bargaining in
the local government system
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JA Political science (General), JZ International relations