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„Was man nicht kennt, kann man nicht regeln“ Betriebsvereinbarungen als Instrument der arbeitspolitischen Regulierung von Industrie 4.0 und Digitalisierung

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  • Matuschek, Ingo
  • Kleemann, Frank

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Technological and organisational changes in the contemporary working world are shaped by processes of digitalisation and the introduction of components of Industry 4.0. Its consequences for work and manufacturing processes pose challenges for the representation of interests at the plant level. Labour-management contracts are a powerful instrument for works councils if it comes to mediating interests in processes of rationalisation. However, both technological and organisational characteristics of digitalisation make it difficult to make use of this instrument. Based on interviews with works-council members conducted as part of case studies on the introduction of Industry 4.0 applications, the article identifies typical problematic constellations for the agency of works councils in the face of ongoing processes of digitalisation, and discusses necessary learning processes (of trade unions) in a yet unclear field of action.

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  • Matuschek, Ingo & Kleemann, Frank, 2018. "„Was man nicht kennt, kann man nicht regeln“ Betriebsvereinbarungen als Instrument der arbeitspolitischen Regulierung von Industrie 4.0 und Digitalisierung," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 71(3), pages 227-234.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2018-3-227
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2018-3-227
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    1. Keller, Berndt, 2020. "Interest representation and industrial relations in the age of digitalization ‒ an outline [Interessenvertretung und Arbeitsbeziehungen im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung - ein Überblick]," Industrielle Beziehungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, Verlag Barbara Budrich, vol. 27(3), pages 255-285.
    2. Matuschek, Ingo & Kleemann, Frank, 2019. "Konzertierte Verunsicherung angesichts Industrie 4.0 - Herausforderungen für die betriebliche Sozialpartnerschaft [Concerted uncertainty in the face of industry 4.0 - challenges for codeterminatio," Industrielle Beziehungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, Verlag Barbara Budrich, vol. 26(2), pages 189-206.
    3. Herrmann, Jens, 2020. "Betriebliche Mitbestimmungspraxis bei Digitalisierungsprozessen in der stationären Altenpflege," Forschung Aktuell 02/2020, Institut Arbeit und Technik (IAT), Westfälische Hochschule, University of Applied Sciences.
    4. Krzywdzinski, Martin & Pfeiffer, Sabine & Evers, Maren & Gerber, Christine, 2022. "Measuring work and workers: Wearables and digital assistance systems in manufacturing and logistics," Discussion Papers, Research Group Globalization, Work, and Production SP III 2022-301, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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    7. Hoose Fabian & Haipeter Thomas & Ittermann Peter, 2019. "Digitalisierung der Arbeit und Interessenvertretungen: Herausforderungen und Forschungsperspektiven," Arbeit, De Gruyter, vol. 28(4), pages 423-444, December.

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