•Shift toward increased legal
intervention 1970s
•1974 law extended collective bargaining obligation
•Act on Joint Regulation of Working Life ‑ 1976
•Other changes which are important but don't regulate collective bargaining per se
–1972 law gave unions right to appoint 2 voting representatives on the board of each
company with >100 employees
–Work Environment Acts of 1974 and 1978 gave unions major role in workplace safety