VI‑ Employer Organization
•Employer Approaches to IR
–Traditionally resisted unions and bargaining
–Repressive measures ‑ FIAT 1950s notorious
•Employer Associations ‑ general
–Industry associations less important than central employer confederations
–Industry associations grew in importance in 1970s due to decentralizing trend in bargaining
Repressive measures ‑ FIAT 1950s notorious
   Even now, major northern companies often controlled by founding families