II‑ Public Policy
•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
1974 law extended collective bargaining obligation
   To areas affecting employment security including discipline (must be reasonable grounds to dismiss) & redundancy

Act on Joint Regulation of Working Life ‑ 1976 ‑
   Broadened scope of issues management must negotiate before introducing major organizational change including virtually any change in working conditions
   That is, virtually eliminated the notion of management rights