:WALUATICN 01 tH-E ATTlfUDES 01

Uf.l>J LUCAL 75 M&Z1BELts 'l'OtfAW rdE

by

'rtlOiaaS .Anthony Basil, .#.. D_.

f..:>r

of Arts

'1scons1l'i

July, 1964

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LIST OF TABLG

Chapter

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TABLE OF CONT~lT5

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PRO.BtE}t .. . '. n

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the Pro

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L'valuation

:Valuat.i on

I.:UG PCOl'e~

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LIst Of TABLES

Table Page

1 . kts andlo.mbar of Returns from Or1gi.n~1 ~j FQllow-UIl Mailing 11 • t • .. '~. • • .. .. • • ~ , " .. ~ .. • • • " • • .. • • • • 19

II. Saniol"'l:t.y 01' Rosj':xmdents ...;, ,,...,... ~ • .. ., • .. • • •• 2)

III .. 5en:iori '~y o! .Respondents in J?hiU1}st Study ,; ;. .. .. .. .. . 23

IV , Ke~l'\ Soores on f~jection SoiUe • ~ . . ' .. . ... " • " . • • t, • • 25

V" Co:np:UOison 15eb~een n~~~:')05 an.d, \ihit~s on Question 12 • .. " • · 28

IJ! ~ Com .. 'Xlrl$on :Betv1Cel1 Negroes a.nd inn to;s -or. Qw~~tion :32 · ., • • .. 28

VXI. on ,tjettfe,en N-e;.;ro~-e a.lld~"hi WS .on , Q'.J.ostl.on;o • • .. • ~ 29

VIII . ,f1,.rstGhQicas at!. ~'ue,stion Co.ncarning· t ho of Profits iy M!;$, Sen10n ty and UutlCel' or .. • il. 2.9

n. F~rat ,Choices Oll Q~tio.l.'l ~1ioorning . b;t.hhio 'GrouP .....".. .." ..

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XI:!!.

1.lv.

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VI .

XVII ..

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~po~as to Q~$a tion 6 • • , -' w .. .. · ,. .. • :1

..:uestion :3 .. ~ !t .~ . , . ~ .... ~ ~ ;2.

rQ,,)ir' vnders'ta.idine of th~ ?l;;;.u oJ /if$kin,; i1' They' il'h1nk thQ Avorae~

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,rldin.r. ' 0(, tho ?1.:..11 ty fuoy' '!'lrl.nk the Looal

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lug to Th(tir t;nderst.~ld:irL oi the Plan '0',/ ~'he Plan / • . • .. • . • . • • • • • • · •

nt.s J~ccord~ng to Tht!1r Umer$t!.tndil~ 0: the l l 1$Jl by u..cctional A:t'!:.ain.~'1t •• ._ • • • '~ ~ ~ • • .. ••

i:>cale ~ .. cGOl"din~ to Respondents

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LIS1 OP 'l'AD1\i.'~'

Cont~.ntlod Hsq ..

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III . Jlespo).1iients f.cool.'ding to Thail~ Opinion of the Plan by Their

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Resporusos Concerning 1'heir tJndurstt.ndinb • .. • • • " .. • .... J,

aan :!)cores on Plan .. ' . ....

<>joction Gcale i> • " <I • • "

<;lonses 'to Question 2- .. .. ..

to Question 10 ,. .. •

rouses to Question 1.!.

.... estion 35 • ..

f)9l1sas to QUt)stion 9

0 f.!u.astion 3(' "

~ccordinz to Opinion of th0 .. .. . - . .. .. , .. ,., ' .. .. .. 9- « - •

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xX-x ~ Res;o~.:.H'~ iOl .., .. ..,." . 47

41 ~.on I} M. '.

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nIII!. •• espOh.3e '" ... ..., Question .) " ~ . .. .. 48

.xx- t:> Question ;. . .- ... «-. ,. 49

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Table

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LIST or TABLES Cont.inued .... Ii _.

Scale b? Perception 0: Labor-• .. • ". "f •

~Jea.n Scores on Attachillent Sec.1.e . - ......

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pO!l:;es to (uestion 1

wt'lponses t':> C:uestion lZ

XL. ReSpQnseo to Quostion IL'

~I_ Responses to Question )6

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I. STATEMEN.T OF THE PROBIEM

Introduction

'" Ute CClncrcte 'uvt.:.l. t~ :still y' ~Ol'lOf :> t~~ o.tt :;> ,;,: the metibell'

"r. tll& ;;11:1 ]...QOell ri':'l~ .?l1Ul

mtch tba :Ul\fe:rU.~ntwn

the w().::'kers di;s.tlat1.sriw ;Jith t~1~!lX",')rtt"Q$S ShAri

rlan '2 f' ~li., 'ri!1iil.t".ilY' bY' 'tho ract. that t.u,J 1961 eont raet

t~1'i3Gul. '.t1.br.lc.ed r ,ank .... !l1!d ... tlle

ton t ""

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Review of the Literature

1C,n 0: the prerl.,U5 work <1cne ,":In t."'la erl.otm

l1oto"'t; ... Uni.. ;;1 ~i:..');t

of vi ..... ~ ch, '.i'hich hM ~, much

2 'Z3!'!.I¥ t hat h$ r •

of t workers . at nn'.Jthcl." 10c0.1. a .n'!;.s or tJ

cited. stu.:!.:I . r~ ... r co - .... J the

0: whe:r& I ,.

ell ...

nd. the Coullcil · of !'NEil.

o.r the in

p:'.:l fit i.A:'J)le .

"erUfi:!e and t.tll# t.v" a of" p.l. • ~".tJ"lu:t U'-:;_."~ 1t1f ' _'9 .... ~"~·_Oj _ r ,UJl_IIlI.1'.W J. 'V · . " .... kit ! ..........

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,nrCVllJ t.~t. tho 01:' .. pt~fi

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·'oot. 1'b13. G~ '1s a btU""n

Definition of Profit Sharing

toronl da~1nition of p~1t

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been pu.'\ to

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th.wi)t"k~ra. .:au t .so t

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'1n~ ?:ro~~'1 bl' tl'n')Oo'loUlOil' a Standards t~ nQ't E1 bom$ ~13l

,.. a DtoduQtion 4.n~tive plan a ........ :.iber' (!Qn,~ ~$t 01"r;W

.~ to ¢Onfo~ tQ r;;.t tti~ (''oW1QU. 'th1

bas tor cUl plalUi are, (1) ~nt.G sixnlld

.:Juld t. :1no:l~,

(4)

U., rollrll (;3) it $bQulQ. 0. in wr:it1~ u a fot"-'A Ilgt(tOlUOutl

~~ to tho p~ll'4nt$' ',)t.bO dlatrlb;.J.Uon of r.:lQn1tL

and (6) t~ ~~n

tJ.rat l.Otd.cul qll$et1ot) to 'o<:od 1.

(for

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s The Pros and Cons

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'inalIY", '~ Co1.lP~.ny haa at at d~l to gain by encouraging prQfit

sharing. it can aVoid paying higher t~e::t am added i':i.1cod ccst.:'l 01:

oper.:lting. 1hi3 eQuid. load toa stronger co!npe~'it;,i.ve position. 1.2

The Broader Concept*

?

,t a mora ~eneral level , pro1'1t lJharing ~s morc. much V'J.Qre . than

:for:n of en t, for services r~nd.ered# In Wu.$try ,,1 t 'Promse$ to

essentially Cha.n!;8 the character t ind.ustry. the pri.."lci)a1 torm

of pa~uent in tho entire economic ays~Ebl , Drofit uJ..d sJ. ter tl1

v~rY' tcmndat1.on .or the present struoture ~ It givos birth to upeop~es

oap~tall~ft • . i . e., it ~,J'ould oaks entt'.lpre~u,r8 ,:>utot tll$ work1ng C1AS5~

he 't'fo\ild. in a selWe. par in tho tOT;;1A e'

'!l'he a>oveean be oontrasted to the VOl", ·,eved th&t

the cause or aonflio t t-etiiwn the- woletariat 10 we t'o\U1de4

in the ounership and ettect1vs u.sa 0 lat

and its den1al to th'~ f'or:wr . FUl.~thermor$,t the course that 't;.'1$ pI-ol-ew.r1a.t

had to e to this was violent revoluti.on. 'Which woula., th ticallJ ,~

lead to a c dictatorship of thi up, I~ 1.3 the

of

12: DaVid Dolnick . op . cit .. PP .. 10 ... 13.

• f.h,e pat.tern '£oll<r,..;ed in thil5 seot\on ~G taken frOt11 the W'C)rk of 1. B .. HoOlburn •

. 1:3'-. R.3lt' Dahrendorf" .... ~_.......... "' .... ~w= ..,.~ ..... _= ... w '" , ........ . tIfloo)A~M;-: - ... '~' ,"'- - ____ .,. "

StanfQl"d~ Cal1fornia. St ..oJ ' . -- • . ..~ - - ~- ' - - --

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!j iiGl'k ot ·John ll. Cla~ fUt ... ·

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L1r.Aterl coouerrltien. thlQ 011t~~th ().q tlt"bltrt.ti.;m. i~ th~ thi1'd $tl1i~;l "if

nd r..a.nar,:er4 00d.n ·-to :t'(JQQRn1&-e th~:1.r ¢¢m.:~n d.Gp(lnd¢lTj

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II. BACKGROUND OF AMERICAN MOTORS

American Motors and the Progress Sharing Agreement

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AM:C, however. in!iic.atoo that it ~.i~~i., conzidal' tho plan in eAchange for

union concec>si:.m:s 011 • • .;or);;: llgreer.-;ents. The pro\,iosnl rac€i ved roO more

attention and the 19.58 oontr.1cts uerG signed vithQut lnclu::llnz profit

s!'ltlring .

The 1961 bargainine sessions o-oeaed in & different at~osohere. l'het

If did not propose a list of its cie!',llu1ds but instead listed the pr oblem

areas that needed dei'inite solu.tions. AlSo. t..~e UAW deviatM from the

establisheJ pt"Ocedure of tr.1in;~ to set a paturn with one ot the Big Thre~

by conduetiag serious ba.rgaining with AMO . 'I'he original proposal of &to

iJrOJU8So. to the union ~ (1) ten per cent aft.ha i)r oti ts before tu,e.:5,

fter deducting an a~unt equel to lO~ of \he stookholdera( equity,

nnualllf in eo 'pro6ress-sharlng fund" . The union and the company would

jolnt.ly deoide $xactly hew the fund would. be "distributed; (2) a ·geueral

-sa increase of ~eve.n een~s per hour in eacb year of the thrge year eo~

tract; en the b4i1ed1ate transfer of ·'3 JIillion from the joint ~1l1P~

union insur.mct9 fund .~ the progress sharing fund; {4} cOIltlnuation ot

tue benei'it progr8J1ls unchanged for one yea.r; (.5) continued

reco~nition of the union (jeYond the life of3J1..V contra.ct; (6) the creation

or thaAtiC-UAW Conference to proVide an o.f/portuni ty for high l",vel Mion ...

;,anager.:ent discussion away fro~ the hlgiLy.!harged at.roo$phere Qt' t..~e hsr£tain...

int; table; IlnU ('7) t~le creation of a. care~r emploYilWnt. plan to _~ive a ba.si3

fOl' training el11:)10yees for pronotion or chanzill;~ job requira~lents; in ex ...

chan(;e .for (1) eli;rJ.nation of the annual';:mpCOVu!!l6:1t factor Cl..'1d discontinu-

l'the cost-of.livinrr. allo sently paid to becoi":e 3. p~l" ,:lanent

1

part.,f base wages I < 2) elimlna tiol1 of excess time ... paid-no t-worked

provisions in t~e GUrrollt contr.J.c1-; (3) revision of seniority 1,;1~1u5es

to more eff icientl.y U;i .. (4) 9stablish~1!'.m t of: equitable work

stt'.ndare.s ; ~ . 2A

(5) a clear . 1.mr:;hanaeable lllana;;re:'lont ri f~hts clluse . t;

• ~hcn C (!c:n:p;;;ny m:d u."1ion of.'fiei~J ti ill'-'r geC. .fl:'~::n necoti:lcicm.o in

:l3reo:~ent. 'M'£)ra: (1) a pl'oJ'i t sharing plc.1.ll, .a1dn;; :J.v<lil::.ble

.;~:1 C~:'5,1·. J.t" cmplo~rSt; - .~1. ....... 10'1 r e~u.1.:L\.;.; _ p 0 th~ profits t·aforc ttt.xo

duction of 10; of the stocld101der~ 1 eQuit~1 "lUll an ad:iitioncl 5;~ of'

~)rofits i n !.'. !C stock airtJooy a:':'·~h()rlzeJ. 'l-Jith voting :d{;ht~ i'o:- such stook

~ e vested in em~loyer trusted3 or i. cted b;>r the company's

:l.rd of dir.:ctJrs; (2) contimultion of th

(3) ' ci;.t.tinu,uiior. 0 ::"dseri'l, co~t-of-l1.virlg ¥ag~ f~oriJule. . with 12 cent

of tl1.t~ 17-cent float t'o.Ct<JI'0.j, :i.nt:> buse 'tJ~ue$ ; (4) irrnediutu tr<:l.nci'E-l' of

a ~;-~ r~il1i0n 51.a·,)lns ;::;.-isting joint im=iuran;.:e fund t o th'3 ;-r og,ress

::'M.rinft f ;;,nd ; < 5) a clear I unchangeable management riGhts clauso li,s;ting

an:i uni f lIDctions : and (6) c,)ntin!;:.ttion I)f !Jre:::;ent

~Cli10"\!l'l fi1:sJ.- uost sta.n.u.p.:)int . 11i th mor e liberalized

anefit.$ :rr~.lia the (lr,),~r.()::;::; t;ha~ing fund . oed upon

til'; last , t hree it.e;:;'l!.i tn tho cO:1!l)any ' S oricin~l pru.,iOl:J1:tJ. ~ncl. includ€d an anti ..

diDcrinli.I1:ltion C'l[.:.us~ . To 3u})olsnont the contr.9.C t , new local.

t;.gl~eer:1entf; a bl3.uke lapts all(;.v~ 1.l;C to reduce S mtea

of tlt:ic .. p:zjd-not- worked , rl:)vise sonio;.. .. 1ty clauses c.nd establish c sou.nd basis

for \;roduction struulardf. .

2 d •• p . 11

'lbe prDfit tSh31"ing fund Wt'lS di <tided in to tuo p~ts . Part 4 ,

a"!tount\ngto 2/'J of the tot..-u t:.HC contribution, is concerned:6 th

increased fringe bettefits , contin£ency re~erve5 ~~ possible ~~ture

f'irst

g

d11"

ricr:!.. ty syst~m Has o!3tablizhed. Tl...e money would

uaod to cover .inorelseci 'Pension cost.;, the rer.1El.inder 'JOuld

cre<l.s~m~ the inS'!u,;;mca \.')l"0

14

•

ioo11y, if anY lilOn~y remained it ~ould. be distribu.ted in t~l".ns of a

eash t).~}'l1\(Jllt . , Part 13 of t.1.0 fuul , 1/3 of the C071~):my contribut.ion, 1,,111

to purchase cOf1tlion C!lp:\:ta1 stock for the e.~'loy~e.s . A forr.mla

:t-.Jased on. the nu.:lb~r of hours llOX"ked e.nti. the.' QO~S<l·c.1Cn receiVed. '~;o

eter:JiM the shares of each employee. '!he shares oolonE;ing to the

held byt.rusteo$ for the til-at tt~" ;,re~rs , .c.ft!ir whioh

th.e U'orl<ers I.,"';;'Y do wl1r, tOYer tr~y ple:t!.se 1!li th tho 5toc~ .

Th$ contr·act '\las then ;Jl"osented to the loc.:Us t r~r ratification.

cot Local. 75

divisio:-i, a ler ?:roup ;Lac

e contract. tut aut.arotive

in a $e?~~ate buildin$ rejeoted It.

'the tot ate tor the local was counted s,& a unit and thil contract ~ia

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15

III. INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM

Research Methods and Procedure

teo 1n t.i-w 1¥>$r:~ WAIJ to ob~'111l .!l QQ~<)l~t

11'h'un"'ncM"I1' oJ.' ill the l1tEt~~ turc d~~:U:~.

'~·a:tlt

ait1

& of tiliiiJ

t\.ia.ng tOl'

~.8t "$ sent to Til., tru..~ fianal-t$~t C&nter. ·.nat Wi.G:hi·

state l.ha1'ntt'sit,.r JQboo~ ot t.t(bo~ IldU$ .~ IlGl: tork

au

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·~~~nt Govern.11lent

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or •• ,i;;il0Ce:"~ tl,y •

oceASLon by bav1n~ tb,~ to d1~\lu.u, iC.

t \rlth ").0 ill l!\Vlng tb

!1;, f;Y<l'O<\!'I1! e.."l t •

tho A$U.l.ts ~

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1d~mtify1ng themselves by 4epartments. This seemed logical 111 view of

the faot that the contract has a. relat1vely flexible work assi

clause,. ,6 'l:l)eretore. the depart.m.ental quut10n was Qoaleted. 1'h$.

nt lnoditioation vas the adding ot anotbor category to what:

waa now Que$tlon JJ. the add!. tio.nal ohoice was ·Worker

t ril4ical al teratton was changin1it th$ torm the que6~Gn-

nail"th It waa rev1$ed f'rom three paS" or 6!X1J,. alae paP$l" t.o 'tWO pages

o·r lellal size pape7« 'l'hil wa& done to mak. it .pp,~ s.horter. 'th

uast.ionnaira, a cover letter ' addreased. stamped ~nvel,

,0 a sample ()£ On$ thou.$and e.Qlploye.es 01 .A:1C on Sunday t

¢h 1 . 1964. At el)I;.\ of one week, 213 anawel"ed. forms weta returned

and 141 wer~ returned to the sendarbeca.uae the .. On

ionday. J!a.roh 9 ; a follQw"",up package was .. nt. to a ~andQm sample ot tho,.

who had filled to 1"e;;>11. This 8.:llOuntfid t·:) 323 letter:), or one b.al.f o.

the S&mpleof 646. The only chang3 was in the cover letter. 27 't'Om this

:uai11ng it ftl!l discovered that 1 ~le bed moved d.1d

not receive a questionnail"$,. this 'brought the total of untecel.v ue.ti.on.o.

naires to 160", the numbar o£ responseS to the. tirst Un s a?l. to

the follow-up '37. for ~ tQtal of '08 USable returns. The out..ot:£ t,late va

arch )0. :1.964,. 'l'bSl"$ wert!) l' questionrtail"es that "l"0 re~' :d but

utlUsable . I f you. .btl"aet the l60 1nd1vld the 1,. re'tur

unu..aable quest.ionnaires f:rom thE! oJ1-tlinal sample, then the tlgures wo\1ld

)08 responses ou.t or 8Z? poss1bU1t1es of ,),,1 ,,2_.. th1s amo\Ults to ne~ly

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oz .%) . t'olish (16.~) aad }Jegro (ll~) <.00 les~er degree Er~lish «(%).

lrlsh (r~) and Italian (6~) . These ~lx grouP$ aCCQunted tor 8O~ of

okgrouMs ot the sample.

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14

9ro.el" to answer the questionnaire a res:pcmient must ~ able to

read and write, abUitios uS'..x.ally acqulred tbrbugh -eduoat1Qn. Individuals

not po$sessine; tAes$' abillUes oould not NSpond to the qlle~tlonn:Ure .•

fb.a eduoat1onaJ. level ot the pample vou.l~? tnere!ote. probably b(,l &lightl3

hi€plltr than the level ~ for th~ ent~ work for<)Q of the MUwauke~ Pl.ant.

L1'.l. elassity1n{t the respomente bY' ra~ •• it WlS totmd that 00.6_ ftl'e

white and U.4:$ were NegX'o. .Ac:oo~ng to the 1960c.nsu~. t.h~ population

of ttLlwauk&$ is 8.4~ Nezro.JO

Over 85~ ot the $8.mple 1s Mme4.. 1.'.he re$pon4ent~ haV$ an a~ragtJ

of a1mo~t ) depanclents.. . Ca.tholic~ PteioDJ.itl3.te N1igi.o\l$ atru1a:t.1QO, nt.~

491;, Protestant~ compose ~~ • . Jew$ and Qth$" w,\k~ \lp the: l'$.:l)B.1n1ng l'~. ­

PolltiQallr. the ~le 1s t1Pi~ally Ul"ba,n. organiled la.bor. With

8O~ be1iitt ' X)el11Q<:rats and 12 ipubll~nO! The l:'9od.f1.c break<iolfYUJ tor

tbeee grQU?= appear in Append.'\x D.

Anall's;ts of Rejection Seale S¢o~a

Introduo:Uon

In this sf,lction the scores or the respondents on the Rejection SoU

acoording, to general cnarae"terietiQs. will be disouseed ani oval:a.atw..-

NotiQe will b$ tak$n of all variations that ' ~ee~ to l~ticats ~)Ortant

dirtere~o.e$ . ~1\\l1 that the ranse of ~ iJoale is 0 - 14. but til

actual variation in soores of theae uoupe only t,.,"{tends from 5.' to 9 .2.

The aV&l".iEze tor the total saravia is ? .8. The higher 300rea signify a

graatey 4egretl of.' rejection ot progress shanng_

JO!'t C, \I .~ ..

~{1s.oonsin t au of Cenf.nis. U.S . Oen:sus .of 'i~pu.la.tiQnl 1960

'jcno~al. Population Crw.raeter'isties. 9- 14j.

25 Analysis and Ev~luation

n nCcru$ on J:t81Jec''::l.OIl ts(;a.L~ 0;; Al~c f.lrcU!iS N

24 ':ttld under 28 9.2 "',l.!. Q.'l

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8 7.0

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11 8.1

Irish ZO ?

tABJ",g IV (dont)

ean :)eo1"es 011 Rejection Scale by Educ,,* tional At N

8th ~tJ.ie or lttss :37 7.2

r'art high school 78

school eradUE.te lOS

o:!"!'..l'.9 or all collf.)l':e ,52

Scores on R{)jectir,m $caJ .e by nace N

Uegro y~

;<f£lite J

lean ;;,coree on Rejection Scale by Marite.l Statu

n.!.r; ~lj tJ1..-.~ J1

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r.ean Scot'es on Reject.ion Scale by 'lumber or 1>soot'kiEl!l

no Jl

One 51

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~ 58

Four 51

five or t.'lore

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s ?referono

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earl Scora$ on Rejeotion Soale h," N

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DtilBio-crat "

236

$oale reveals four wide variatiOD1:J,

7.9

1.8

tioo, r!rs~ that in the.

a~o category the \oIl)rken~ 35 and over. have a ,1luoh more favorable attitude

toward ) the plan than those in the ag! of )4. am be10\l1. Second.

the sa.:!l$ oolds true fot the semor1ty srottplh Seniority and a.gEl are-

j tor exa.:nple t only one pei",6nn under )4. MS a

'ea.rs seniority. Thora Sf)tt.t:t$ to Do III direct. correlation between 'ino:raasin

seniori nd favorable atti.tllde.. Third. t,hode people 'Wit.1} fower d&pendent

tavo)! tt:J,o pI ~ than those tilth three or dependents . 'the caus

ot the· variation in tnese three eategol"'i&s 'may thought of in term, of

the l'9sul t.s of .n. To date, the pro harinp. plan ha ant.

benefits , tor ex, pension and 1~~anee

took ownership." 'to the older worker, lfho JlAS a. great many

Yqar$ ot" seniority and 1s almost rudy retire, the frini~~ benefits

very r:Jeanindul. It. worker whob trying to ~upport three or more dl:tpendent

r om who is YuunlZ wi to .rewer raspoasibili ties is

t th~re ie a).:.o a wi, &P in ~~e attitudes

or 'roes and. whit~s" The 1e53

posaibly be a.n indication. not th

they wou.ld prefer B. portitJn or th'

o s'Uppor't t:t11

He9:rQ. on Qu6Gtions l~.

00

core gror,roup could

.. h~ pl.L"l a.s such. but tM~

~h~ring fund to be allocated in

SOl} of the responslJs be-twe~n

28

T. v

mpal~~on Be~wcen ..:n1 \i1li te~ on Q1Jes:i')11 12

"'ould you be ill filvor of 'the

Pro~r~ss Sh.<'\l'i.:ng Pla.n if .:io;~ch::"'1ges 't1ere 1.iegro

.~~e1 Yes 68

":40 13

Donft know 19 8. {I 4

N 34

table VI

1L'lllP4ri ~ .. m Bet..teen tJegroe:;> ,fu1 te, on Question 12.

ch of t.hCt follm·4 !rtatel':lonts COUleS clo/;last to

desoribin:t your opir..ion ot the Proi;z.,oss ShOring Plan?

'Vlhit$

69

11

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1 . t is a fine idoa and c::rri

2. It is a .fine idea t out n~udo ChtltU.nn:;

~h It. news so many .c~lS.nges . i~ i!3 a good idoa.

4 . It 1$ m)t ood idef. in tae fi..t'st plaCI:I .

• I doa · t h-no\r enough to sa'

• Undecided

'32.1 .

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51 ~4

12 11')

II

18 10

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'l> 26,

.29

Table m Com,p~i$O)"l lbhjeen l1egl."OG5 and ~Ihit n Quel;tion '30

lIi""""- ~-- ... ~~ t If you ,,;ure b decide h:.:;m the ~"'Ir:)fits • (]1 ) 'Ii"

re to be divided:l.~lOne the .mrl,ers , uhich of t'~le

.roll(lwin;~ would you ranl~ 1st. 2nd. ).rel aad. ~th in

ce (Fil'st choices only) !JeR!'O ' .Jhite

"onsion

Immrcnco

~toe

Cash

N

7

7

7

19

2:11

16

2JL

42

Juestions 12 enu ,32 indioa'te W!11rJ' Bin..u~.r attitudes bul neGroes

rank "Cashn alm.o .t twice as important as ",~hites do..1he S~L.e tondency 'eO

r..3.lLi( "Cash" bene.fits hir;her hol<,is true for t.he younger "Horkers , Hit:.l lees

~t){uurity , those In th tr .. ree or mo

'PO~low Il:

First Choioes on ·Queotion Conc('lr'l1ingth Seniorl ty ar.d Number of Dependents

Bee and 35 and

'palol" over ~ ,; .

Fens.ion- 10 .1 2,5 .5

Il1.SI.U'~i.nGe ' 19. 4 1?1J.

StQck' l7 .8 19.9'

QMh 52. '1 LtZ • .2

l.35 170

5 soon in i±.

l ocation of Profits by Age .

Seniority NuMber 01' ~dents 9 cr 10 or 2 or 3 or les~ ~tore less more ~ :£ ~ f;

13. 2 14.1 26.6 12.

17.1 9.8 t) . l Z2.3

20 .0 l5.9 19 .1; 18. 5

49 .7 4O ~ 2 . 45 .9 46.:,2

2lZ 85 130 167

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3 the indi.v1dilals ult..'i t\r.ver 4 havo u. m.o'l."e faVor ..

,.ude t.OW4N prot'it. shall'.1n(;lthis 1&, also t:rl.\~ .t"r vlhites

ro ha~e ~lqr .r&J~etioh sooro~ !ll.'"tnar !In-.u'Ysin 0

dl:fforanoes 1nd1o~ted t.'lat tnoz$ wbo hAd 1_13 favorablG "ttit~JdQ towru"d

tne plan al.so rankod. '*CmJhIt 4$ tn(J 1.S)8t ,impOrtant i'alJ'tor in 'th{J allocation

f pro.ri.t~ ) to' a !:,reatet' d.egre. tllan those vlth tal'oiable ~ttltl.Ue:;l~ , It ,

aeoej)t the ~jl:lotian teale s..:a ~l 1ntl1cllto,l" o! satistaet1on,than 'W$

thnt tOO ao¥: ot ca.sb ~nor1{.s 'a one of the f'aQtore

erstanatng at rr~

In.tZ'OdU~t.1Qn

N ~ any ¢Vl.fU· dlA t!le quoatit)t1.1. liDo the worker3

the Vlanl b te SW.U~.e<!. J...Ocrically. Q.1.tJtinc

who elatm to ~orsw1d the UsinG

-nalr"$ the !i,U'tlU':;lncus

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th uMor-""

standin~ of bie op1nlan or til. d.ezr~ of

toUo" tio~ Qffic~rs.

ole cali'll~ ~it~h how the l.nd.i-

iva, the m~e.t'B rkal'':' ' Ai')QOar3 in the

.. ~s90nses to Q'J.estion

Qpest1.on 6 t Do .'lou think ,tho _ l-lorker to

-, icat(-Jd fo!' the avera.~e

Yes 60.&

35.0

on't Know 4 .2 -If ~6

the 6J . S~ r.~poncl~g calf it dece1vi • 'this question asks t..~e 1n11 vidual

~ judge t-or the Tlte ult iG that' t.he majol"lt.y of tbfj: ern",,:

:)loye6$ j,.n- the ear:~ple f\}~l th:!t th~~r £t)llo~1 wo~or-$ cannot comprehend the

C01.llpliCil 'plan.

InQl,l.e~tl.oh. 31 ~he ~"Or},~er i3~sked u1»ut his, own under6t}!'ndin~ of t.l1e

ro&r&SS Sharing Plan. Table XI gives t~e choices' of th~ e .. llp!.e.

1'1t.BLE II

R$sponees to ~~egtion 31

~'U.e~ti9.q 31: H~'\il clear is your un-de):"~tm-rlin; of hal;( the ,Px-ogreS! $harm!" - lan is ®pposed i;.ci w~rk

13'. ,

Fai!"l, .;·s 'Yot so 23,:

t clear at all

YJ

About On$ third of' the sacnle does Ilot feal adequately ir.fol';'wci. about

the plan. ·' Th s~lhle exp-la:utions of thlsare n:lnyt (l) it L1aY be a

raflvQt10n on thu educatio. . .. ~s of Co that favors til

pl".,n and. the erou,? t...iat 0iPO~s i (2) pctha~ rker3 have ooan so

,J

l1e.t they have not taken the time to study the plan; (3) the

plan !'Jay too cOl:lpliea tou ,,.. • .rl'!.nrlj r:md (/,/.) they may be

conrusad. by the tnany contradici;>.)rJ :ill"'gu.:~nts fer nnd 3.g:1in$t the plan~

The respondents J in aU$1li'erinf;, stion 6. 'JQuld Clui tn 1)A.turall.1 us'

thenselve~f as refeI"'.mces . A. ra ... exa,!Jlin:a.tion of that qUe?tion, according

to the four f'.roups frO!ll <;:usstion 31.. should shoijt1 a difference i.n o.tti tUdEhh

spoilderitu According to tneir O.ndel"$tanding of t..~e flan by T'ne~r ~tlponse3 to tho ~ue:stion Anldn; if They Think the l'~verag,e

~o~ker Comprahend$ It.

les No Donlt ~ Total F:.psl")ondents ' ~ f, ~ N Unders.tandin~

Very c:1ear 22 76 2 41 ~ (.-

4 Fairly -olear 59 37 161

t so clear 1Z i2 6 69

t cleat' at all 94 :) )

hat tho.$q} who cla:L"J ~ und~r3tand tbe Plan <10' not

feel that it is toe co~~11catcd for all the workcr~ to. tL~erstand . they

also !oeJ.. to a f;re.at degree, that tho local a."1d intern.'ltlonal officers

undel."s?1.ndthe plan.

fh.e cbj. .. squ.are test was .a,;)pli~d Table:l Xn. XIII and UV. th~ results

were tho. t th 11 th:Nni tablos !)rovod to

.1' level ..

ll' . there. a dirrertmcam their opinions of the Plan'l For the answer

to this q th s to Queation ar .~:U _.

TABL~ AIV

Respol)d~nt$ AcCQNing to their Unclel"stand1ng Q£ the Plan bi t heir ~i.e8~nsas to the ~.lest:ion Aaking if

They Think the 'InternaU<>nal Offioers lull.y

Respondents ' Understanding

Vary c~~r

airly cl$ar

Not. e~ear

t alear at, all

Undel'stand It . .

fl.

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J4

17

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2

17

2

J4

10

39

49

'otal

161

70

29

35

'TABLE -XV

,espondents A.ccordin~ to t'he1r Understand.;ine, '.lan by Thelr Ot.'inlo~ of 'the Plan *

1 2. J 4 5 6 Tot41 ,; ~ ~

Respondents' Understandin~

'Y e~ear 13 44 10 33 0 0 39

F4i.rly Clear 9 61 10 7 1- 6 l61

Not eo clear 1 44- 16 ,. 28 7 69

t o:i.ear at all 0 17 2l 2). 41 0 Z9

a.CCOcNlng to

~. It is a fin~ idea a.'1d. carried Qilt ver/ -..Jol.,l.. .

Zt It is a fine idea but ne$da ohalbd.ni,. .

• t n!':&18 80 roany cnaa~es tr..a.t ~ cannot t~-.Ll if it i gaod~gu.,

4 . It is not od id~a. in the first 'plAc .. "

, . I don ' t know enough about it to .. 6. Undecided .

The :ngures in the above point ou.t that thOPB who understa.tn ttl

PJ.a."l t ate it a fine 1dt)a to a gr.9.l.ter ¢xtent -tban tho.ae \i-ho do not understaOO

it. Perhaps thoso uho clo not unlc.rstand hav& not taken the time to 1

or <;1 , for the:n to cOJ.lprehend or thElY

~lave bee;n coni claus.

signii."1cant br t.~e cbi ... square test at t

1% l~vel o. 'icance t

he O"l% l ;,;vel. -

sli~1;. <111' "-nc~ in the educt.tl.on, 'sen those

ha.ve a or fuix-ly cle;u' ~-d. th~~e wflO have n not so ell!ar Qr not

e~efU" at all understand •

fABLE IVI

a~pcndcnt8 Acc{" ''IilZlh t.J t "-air Uodct':-.:t3:r.d:in . of the Platt by th.eir i.<1ucational l\.ttaim~rlt*

Fespondent s f Understandin~

Very olear

ail-ly C.l.e!ll;'

lJot no 0.1

Hot olaar at all

1

2 18

0 17

2 25

0 2.?

:3 4 t

20 30

26 J9

26 J2

40 )0

:rtv3 resoo~ aocording VJ the nur~b~rs

1 .

2. ada or less

• Part hiGh schoo:

~ , H1&hsobool. i<'l'adua.

s·

Tots]. U

10 40

18 159

15 68 , 30

16

, • ':>' tile responses tt1.v

to

'art clear

'aiJIl.y ql

t soelear

Not e~~ 1

j~otion JcaJ.e Aocordin!' "tiO "'1din ... or the ~13.."l

N

41

Reject:i..oll Sca~e 'Score

o

30

7.

.4

. j

9,,4

resul to shOlf thAt moos who dQ not

less favorahl

a

underctalldin; . '!1w table helm; do

Respondents' Opinion-~

1

J

'$

Va "''lear

,,t

U

11.

'7

0

ng

thi;;J ,

0

61

43

y.

J

.. -_ndents acoo~'J.inc tt.) the nUl)'

•

)

19

JQ

12'

'9

37

'~he plan hava a

ttltUd.(t i~ by

:.:ot clear 2.t all

0

J

1.6

17

J8

0

1 . It is a fitle idea and C<l.rried out. vary 'tiel .... .

f' t needs oha."1P':in;.._ .

Total.

1

37

)2

15

. '

t i

t I cannot tell if it is a Rood idea •

1,;... I't 1..3

• ~Q. a:::.out it to ,-6.

t is ro.· bl.aabo r:rtnndin,:; th ~ is a.

)3

:i.ttitude to'Waro_ it. Those person:3 wi1.o ha"

a tavo:"able atti tud\'!lJ.nd.erstm~ the f)lan bet tar tha.'1 those 'td tn an un ..

favorable atti"j;.'J,,,,,o. An an.3.1ys1s OJ. Jd"CtionScal.e Scores reveals

tb.e cattern .

1. It i

2.

•

.\l:Y .. E xn e~"l i)eOl'06 OIl Rojection

to Opinion of th

carried out very 1if!l;11!

bc.t nooo.~ iJhang1nt~ .

• I cannot tell i f

It. not ,a. &-000. idea 1n thefi:t'st 1)l"Q6' ..

5 ..

6.

• to :tome dagt"ele, tQst

II

..... 0

160

'I

35

1,5

jection S-ealeScor,

4 .. ,

7.2

10 .1

10 .. 6

'1.8

7.1.

ether or not trhe

wark,ers underst .. u~ , stated in the dof1ni ti':m oi' !

the beneti~foi tro.l'fl the 'Plan are in e.&iitl.on decent

Resnonses VJ (hlsstion

2t lJrocres ' .e8 down?

les 4(h9

!!>.lO .• 4-3. 8

-·nit Kn0~{

3:

~t first one might be tellptod. to sa;y tb4t the 1;G6 peraon~ -who r&6pondf4

i ttyQS" do not undG:'S 'l.'hit . or CCUI'~O. mct.y be true for a c~rta1n

ho grOUYI ·pv~t.ation is ~so pos!'d.ble.. U'

the :L."ldl.v1.du:li.. in h:i.s ,)lJl"$.:l conelude~ th3t it is

b.~t he i::; go1r~ attrib';.rt.$ to it certain untf'arranted trai t15.

tho Phillipn ' study', 1.110 'lorker~ werf,~ 3.sktYJ. 1'0111' factual q:ae~ti-(:m(.h

designed to test thGir plan.. 'lhere;;;ul ts

were that only 2~ or espcmdants a.nS~·lI:u··i:ll\ four correctly. and a toW

of l)p or 29 lud three Qr more correct. i.n.astoni.5hina J4~ did not anner

.:tn!f(tf the four questions cOJ:T:f;otly. 31 Upfortn.."l-&tely, he ha.d no methQd.o£

QUPS 'tiara !;lore nvomhlq , toward - th~ plan~

SWll."'l417

It has been 8ho~1l t 33% ot the 3a~lo does not undor;!$tand the

Progrer:;sShal"in 'lOS9 who do compre!1and it more raVOl.".a.ble to

j.t" Tn.:) educationl':?lattairwent. of those who h!!vo a t avorablo opinion ts not.

a '00 t , '¥fnlch they U-"l'!ereta..1'ld it. . d da

st, he plan ¢an ba crlJ(.U.ted as a faetor

u~tit •

a ·1 !Q 'i_-.~~-.-......,.--.... --'--~--~---"'-=--.

befo~

":) . 4 ~

.. Q-P .. Clot •• p . '/1 '110 .. e rour queacions frol!1 Phillips

1'01'0 t.su:.est' will th9 CO:1l}un,y have to benefita !roa\ the ~)lan?

th-s nI'ccoodinr; yeari

e

4fJ

'or.u.a of Worker D1ssatird'a.ct1on

l1\troduotion

orker disaatistact10n with the plan ~ take ~to:rr.'.s. It my ~ i

directed towards the manner l.n wbiqh. the Qozw1ttee handles the _oriane,. l

f'und.or a. perceived loss of pavel'" ,tor the union;. or general labor-~.lAl'laget:l61lt

relations.. It may also be retleoted ill his ~stii~tl.on ot hQw 3Ucces$.t'ul the

plan bae bean in Q.Qcompll.sbing ita ObJ,ofJt.1ves or a judg-ement as to vno

~tits moat.. AU (,'Jf these sent1m$nt,e c~l ,tor a ijUbjootive appraieal.,

1n that $I!m$e Jr tor t~ worker', tl1;ety ;u'e We,. tt f indeed. sinof1961

peraonnel turnover baYe gOt\sdoWn, th18

He. l1kemoat PQOpl~h tend. to seleot1v&lT rc~1v. th-.t

""bloh $U?POr~ and QQntir.ns bu own Qomticttong.

Tbe, ~er~o7 tWli1 is adlnntfite&-td b¥ Ii bOat'd composed of both

Q&t.ge~nt and union t"eprO:$entat1ve8~ 1n caso of an EtlUergency. lor exam;>....."

tb or ~en Ul.ne&st the board has the peifer to ld.~ tutJ11J tor th&

intU:vidtial. employ" to help bizn _e.t. thlime expe~e$;o. Tn:!.! give. tll$ boaN

,be pOW$t" to datine an .,~rl1:eney..S1nee the fund was $et up to ~et ce'l"tain

~pccted ~vent$., not ever,ol)$ baa had the oQ~Q:$ion to petition Ula board.

'" Ibis woal.d account tGr the b.1.gb. pereentage 0'£ ,I:lbn" v.' rhos. who hav

to /l;<> ~· tb$ QOl'lmt'

petition~:r rej~cted.

req\t~st were .,1 thor gr~ted their

ithElf' 065&. they would have (U.SCU$$8d the mltcome-

with th~~ fellow w,orkera • . ~tly 1ntluenc1ng t..1:te opinions of" these otherq.

Perha9~ this 1., ~y tb&re ar& not ::ao~ p$)ple in the laat cate-go;ry;

41

fULl!; JUX

~$pon$~$ to ~e~tion 10

~.$t~191 '*,Ut) if¢1A feal that ttl$' ComtU tte~ - iia~ h.an4l~ th~ .t"tmi ~Np~rly'f#

tes ;32.8

~,l ,

Don't KMW 31 .. 1 . . .......

a lO

lJtiQn II asks if the worket'tJ tGlt ~h~t the-union hed ga~ power.

~4dit,ionally) ooonome d~'ll8nd$ ,or ga.U5 M"!i utlually a s;ymbol ot urd.on.

stHngtJh If proi'it:Jhar1ng wr'e vi .. as: r" lain 'it would ~ ifldj.cated

by tb$ respOnses to Qutast10n U ,.

t.ABI.Jt nn ,{!esponses 'to

Ie.,.,

Do

Dofi' 'to Knoll

et.1on 11

,t. 2

.6

306

Wb;ent.be 1963. N ~~{1et was siGnoo. :bot.h ~rt!es had. gi'1(fn Up

aa'eement both

in o~.r to obtain Qth~l"t;. amd by I1c~ept1ne tu. fUBl

ties belie.ett 1t. belltlt161al to tb.em inOa.rt-lcal-.l'. 'lb,

table- 'below ehQ-WlS tne resfX>nsea of tn& BD.:mpl.e to tb. question dGlJJug tf1th

this s~bje~t.

!+.a

fAr£BuXU

to QU$st1on "

]fJ-~~lV-"A.""'''. vlho do

1. All th(t workers 8,1 ,

.. 'the older l';1)rkare: ' .7 ;3. 'ZPe C1,')t1l?tmy ~.3

4 , WQrker3 ~nd eo~~ny ."., . 5. Don' t know 8 ,' .....

t has been 's&en a.l"adi~ the 49,.:;;' CMQ8ins; ttl

1"tJ$p<>nse" • 1$ let9'ar tbim naght be CL"tPeI!!W. # All the WOFke1'1S-

WThe ~r1ter overlap f so that cOn1b!.n

re$\llt~ in

company

J;. ¢.

2 aid tbe

ve

r less s

wj.th the

~",st 4o~ of th~ ::~1t! , teeling that tbey along with the

!n 1958''*

s oetter,

~S not $& ~Qod

me

Ilk the new economio

and

oontl'a<:t.32 fIle f igur.s

au;v .tar!l1UAi'1 toy

of t.h~

4, ~tter labo~g.tuent ~al.at.1on$ is ol1eQt tb,£J objectives Gf pref1t

shar1tig", ~rl!a~i l.t ua~! ~ntion~d ths.t ~.opet~t1¢n bettle~n the two gtoupe

1~ one of the .ss~ntials for a SUCQosfsful p}'"Qe;rp,.I!t. P~ofi t ~ 1$

suppoaed to foster gJ:JQO. relatiQns,. Que$t1oll! 9 a#k$ th& litll"ker 1£ he th1.nk$

tb1$ h~ cOJ.1l8 a.bout.

TA.aLa mv BeSPOMOS to Q'..t • .,ti:<>n .'

gtlest!on 2J Do you thiWt that cooperation bevNOan ~'la.$~,T!~lit ru1d the worket's hatt . in(l:r-* ~~Et the plan W~ .Ul'Wdt.

• Ie ,0 .3

o 61. ,5

lbn't Know 8.2 -11 )04-

l1O.rl~.arG tmdou'!Jtedly attribut ls to a l'aiH.ng on tht! part of

~~ge!i"»Il.t .f. 't'O ·get a o1.e3.r~,n,· idea Q£ t,."le r.clafur..sb1p ~t.f!

Ctln

!

$;o:l:1~f)$ to ~uest1,on

. 9N,$3t?atclf' GeM~aUy ~~n!:., wiliyh of the . t~ ~ wUl.d d,.~$ .. tbe YO*t1r· and

",a.n",1i~'e·nant J'eJ.Utioll$ 1A your pl.&ntl

eU~t

. ..!oQ.

~u~.

'~or

1100

;)

45.1

}2·1·

th.,s~, ~

44

ClVel" one-thU-d of the ~l\l selecttf,t ·PQO~ff to <ieSonoo tn-plant ! I

rela tiona. ltow~\I"er. t.10h 'Who had a. ta'VQ$blo at t1 tt,l(i.e touard.s th~ Plan

p1ck~ this rf)$ponsa nthiUUM le$$ i"x-eqUflnOoT than th6s$ G,P!lOSell W PtQ~SB !

a~ng. table UVI ~hI;w$ the$e dUt~l"en$3~

tAU un ! ,

,. __ Menta ,AoOOni1ng to ~~ op~. of tM ~an rtjtb.eir I/erc.eption or In'':Ya.~lt f'.ali:.U:~n

lQi;cell(!l'},t Good Avcragl

" tp, -Poor

-:otcl

Respondents 1

, Qpinion*

1

2

1

~

6

lG

2

()

Q

a Ii

);

11 , 9

16

21

49

» iO

66

20 -;

)2 ,- 1S7 .-

64. 36

71 » 26 J2

'I 15

.~ ~~ ~er$~'

1. 1-; ~ a t~ 14_ alli1 ea.wifJd out Very well.

t ~ ,~\ :l$ a :fin, ,.

, • .1t ~ ~

~, It 1s not

:.5i t<lQnf " kna

6 f Und..cidec1

idea b~t ri$ed5: ~~'"

,a.JJJI ob.maegj X ,C~?t toll if it l,Q ~ good td~;$~

.idea ~ the ~~st. , pltUi ••

il'lO~about tt, ,to svi

A. b$t,~r ind1.ea tor raight ~ ~1l t)ffice;~* pil,l,rt <.iJld.-~~Ont., responded tQ

tb1,s q'll~~1 _ eince they troqu~ntly interact ~~tll r.~~et1lWl~~ ThEta

r$l'S,9Qn$fi$ 'tq Qu~atlon 9 t-till l;;e co.uura$tctl nth no-n-ofEic.er$,

:d1l be do:c.3 rot' QlJ.aJ).tj.&n )'

, ,

r-lon-oftici

A:lVII

les f..

19

35

Officers' and Non-oN'1.car5 ' bOll' Yrn-c9ptioll ot Labor

O.tfiCf)

o n-otfi¢el"

o

z

.. Go

'Ii

n

10

1:

n't Imow

1

..,

'oar '~

41 )2

45

J.·oW

90

2fJ7

91

206 '

'table Y..IVU. accord.in tho chi,!,~re teat was signitica.."lt at

level. onl. $pOMO that .')roved sil':ni.f'icarit

'as ff

the£'il:Ures in on is given that th

QfI'1.c.ers think that iJl.ant rtilat10ns are wor to -n t..'l-c n~n...ofricfjr:J and also

that profit shar .eo. eoor;ora Uon to a.ny great erteI1t... on

!1nal comparison IilhoUld b$ ~e ~ that is' the scores for the two ~ups on

the Hejection Scale . The .officors 1 8core is 8.5, and non~rf'icero 7 ~Sl

'RlOall tlJ.a t th, ... .£"ficer3 hc.ve a ~ch

ore u.n!'3.V'orJ:i.bl 'artlS t. the no do. Om;

46

1ntaro)r&tation of this differenc.--e .>.ilt:.at. 90 that the officers. t re~lly

knouinc to what ;t .\..~ ~ ___ l;.>ger8.~

arnaps a~ spo~.

be tre:i~' in .

u~y \fJB.;I i:3el that by

QlWy§i tion to the piau, thGy would

tNly represent the t~e11ngo of their o:.>nst1tuenc:tEls"1!

A oo~ison of the educati ~~nt of officers aM non~.rf1.c.rs

t show that. this fact.or would uaU$e the diff'er~noQl _

Of'ti!1e1'S

T~;;

Co;<l.tiarison of Educational .ittawlGnt of Officers Non-office"

1 ~

o

{}

18

n J6

23

' 4

,~

:l9

20

17

~sponeec accord1n~ t.he n1 rs

1. edueatl.on

". ,til

'4 Part high school.

',. R1 e11oo1 I:n"aduate

5. .!:' oJ!' aU col1,a

91

ZOS

' tom mnage.: 1nt(}f vl.,. often u to ra.1uc~

tu.rnove-r WOuld .

nce.:rni t tn, cn~any did not

choose 1;0 r ,h.i.S information •. $~ the op1n1on~ of thce worice

,Mot be CODU)",H'1iU. t.he tacts!!

tM

\l"w

t~

ii. .... due

:t-.'1l:f; '![ :L

to

*,';

- ,,\'t. Koo'

·9S00

n

"'~"(Igl.~U .....

~UnlCWel" ,in

,,1.

pI

, to! 9.

~ ~~

.. tt I\!' .....

41

tahle ' 111 tha t t'h~ Question.

verY different Ule4s, 1nol.1.n$d

.. t"6port to work 1" tt ul..d

Yr.>. .... 6~ hAV(f

. ;

l~ · turmve.r- ler- !l~t ""'~O"'\I.:

2. 1"""',

4-

'111 the workers point of view, progresf;i sharing ha:'J not becm ,eZ£sQtiva in

o reduction o±~ coste:.> ..

t2w l1Qrker 1$ sooinu thnt .h1sef'forts MV

T,\BI,~ KIXIl

l~SpOtiO,e3 to Q>.t&ation .. '.$

Ie

no

Dcin1t K

'h1.3 !!mY see

:h:ilTlnlt PI"

in harinb.

one of th€t beat £rtimulants ot

,e a ~U.rf.'el"'gnee.

".6 31.

l"f'. -

'tQri

J:. Yes, ~ grc\lt deal ~!.~ effort .' 22.2

2 ~ Ie;.) . ~ l:lttJ.e tlOra E4£ort .. aB ~2

,. No. no ~r~ efrort~ 40.9

4 # Undee1ded

• . 298

c,t thepcrr;;onul level Qver .so% of tho

res:.1Omed pos1,tlvoly to th~ profit 3hmn~ ';Uan.

rt been s'U:ccossf:ul in

49

that they hav~

\l.~'l

"nly relativG, :in the

S<JXli.lEt ·of the ~9anil' s .cxpectaUona. A~:C ~one ca."l answer the question ..

Furtherx:ll:)re. it says nothitlg a~ to hm: this Wa$ C1oltl;) .

The ne:o;t question is, d.o the e:il.P.Loy~es

ha~e also beetn encouraged to 9tl.t for-til 1!'101'

"'XXXIV

lat th~ir f~llQU workol's

ffort1

Hponsoa to ti.on )4

;rp,"""' -- --r_::;; '" "", J

•

2 ..

•

4

1es, a Uttle 1001'

No, no tlQl'!?t effort •

on·t, Kn •

re effol.'vOt

u 'thitlj(

•

• •. t _

•

)02

The3lJ fi.~(uret,) ru~e s encouragingt..l:lan t...'lo~tl in TaW.

?erM'P$ it; is a re-election of what the wol"kel"s f~91 the over-aU Z'$l.a\iQl'l$ . .

l.abol· a.n;i mnnagem$nt w:'$ . ~ questio~ shQ ~ud than be ~ , .

ld.th .reference to <;'lUe6tion 'Yl.

Uood

g-~)()nd.enta Aocording atlons by t ·:v.:-:i!' at ~lorkQr:::.; :lave

$31 a e-"'ej, t e3.1 fil():t'e eirol.'

.J,.';"" .

.tt.ver·"1I'f. 6.7

4., ncar

TJI.B1Jt; L~'

lee; a littla :':!or~ effort

~

47.9

37.3

20 .0

()

Ib, no f'lOr<l Don-t ef;t'i)rt FillOW

%

16.7 ?Z.9 48

3t?6 19 .1~ ~J4

68.2 7.3 UO

The table a1)0 thotIS that thoro is Ii ~lAt.ionshi? ootlfsen ht)\\1 the

-orkors 1?ercai Vi:; 1a!:.)or"'1!lS.na.rr relations and whether effort b

of 'Drbtit shru"1o;;:, .

eon

tatod ;, ·the bttt relations '\-nth 0401'$

e.rfor-t the worker~ 91. 1s be-1.ng put tanh .1t

Xh05e tiftureiJ ,1MClge~:mt rri th a d:.,:.ucnGc. 0. t~ans to un elli. U

th¢y )tant. to lllc ftorts or t."l %"kers, thf>ri ·t.ho:,"" ~J.::; t. create a

better ~ge o;~ their h~'1dlin~ of labo.t· 1:4).

blPression thut their r

'0 more requi:t"e:.:u;:nu .. A 1"u:rth,r anaJ.ys1~

of tho dats. may lGnd litrongel" S"~ppo.rt t o thig hY'[Jothesla , Is there

significant d1rrorGhe ot':ora1n:;; +- ;roup-i!l.;.ts on

t

A'Vera:

Poor

TABIEXIrn

48

136

110

6.1

'1 .4

9.3

n

aga,in, recall that the :Js.mplff mean 18 7.8. The n8pOndents 'P1Cldng

'Good" all_ OS,e ~ing ttPoGttU., Good.

re1atlcma nth ~nt is ~ :nqt; tl» onll' r.cttox- 'Which fmcoutages

the wor_ to ~ extJ'a et"fo:rt, bu.t t It the essential ~di&ntll

1ft the · complu moti:V'ai1oml o,ycle.·

$

'()1'kel' d!ssatiataotJ,on 18 manitute4 iri a number or areas. ~ 36%

or the wr~ felt tha\the tund was not :wUidJ.ed praperq And. !)Qj. tm1d that

th-.r tl4d .' of tori 1nbo their w~

The suc.eess or fa11ure of the Plan· ill. +.M.c!"

lx>th ant1citated at the signing

as ShtU'Uig Plan.

18 contingent 'tlpOll what

'ement.

union members do teel that tlleP.ro~!fShar1l1.t't Plan U not a sign

Of 1ncreas-ecl union atrengbh and ths:t it. alfJo Salb short of aeoornpl:tshtng the

objectives t4 reducing t~ and ahsentteilJ'll and ina:t"euing cooperaM.ob

between union

and

~ff itl' l'espcmd1ng to the quesUon co" at itt bJ.gherr:

than what Jldght have

J

~ ,",

d~~"a of dissatisf'fiet1on G~ th~ off'1ce:rs poin'!;.s out that a grant dea.lot

ticrk "!U3t be dODO at thir:, level .

li'il'1.ally. 36'~ of ~e $~''nple stated that labl)r ... !ftanageruent cOf'..d1tions WEfl"$

'?oor" t but tho:lo opposed. t,.., ?l"O:t'it sharinG picked. th:i.s 1,"espons~ 1n n~ of

th$ eaSt9a. It ;;'lust be aoncluded t.l1at those ~fho nre &g:~>.in!t the ~lan allow

this tv color ~~eil~ parCO?tioD of 1~rk T$la\ions.

A,p ... :U.ysis of J\tt9.ch~~nt Scal~ :.lcoras

Introduction

The f inal objectiV'~ of PNfit shAring to or: 0.1301.1;5$0':.1 is iner-::Cls-ed

loyal. t y . This i.:.; th~ ooli;inningo,f analysis ~,. ~"h~,t hn,s b'£a.l'l cI111d \be

Attach,n.ent Sca.le ..

iil'hiit h:13 alrealy bee-n s~id concllming thet diff'srenceo :1.n att i b1qea

toward . t.~c I'rogress S:laring ?lan will b~ & guid:j in this ar...al"f,sis:. Th,~

pl"emj.ijk) is, ,OSQ 101ho MVQl a favora-vl.;} at.ti ..croft t sha~ing Will

also bave e. higher de;gr<;;t) of att aoruG.(;;nt to th~ COll\~)any~ In 'i'able x.."Un

cores for the d1fi.'er0nt brou';)8 1n t he catesories of arre , sen1Qr1.tl.

oouca tional at tail"...:aent , nU::"lb~r of depend.ents , rae.." .:r;.ZX'i t .;\l status. off icers. ...

nop.;.,o!'ficcero . and according to t.."1:l ratirg; or labor- 'f;1.tlpagcJr..ont relatione will

b$ l iGt.ed. The categoriee of ethnic ba(fkgrou.ml. ar

:refQ!reno¢s ho.ve been elblinated Cft:.cause ifui) variation in their ~COJ:'~~ was

l.nsienificllnt . The f'igllres for the catj,~ol"ies iYl:Jlud(d n.pPt':(lr in t:"u~ taolf)

that fOllOwS .

\.eo.all that 00 the ~ejec tiot. Sc:;D.e th lOJ:< ti;:d Ill) t':

faVOI'rJ:u.e a.tti tude '3; on the; ,\tta.ch.:uent SQ31e the hi;lwr SC01',~S ~ndic~te (1,

;;)

.;r oater degree Df attachm.Qnt.. The i~ef.ls on the .l'!;!;'ta.ch~ent "";cru.e are Q!$

.rollo.;s~

1J. i%'..lld you be le$~ irK~lined. to o.ui t yeu,::" job bt-Jca.use you 0\-;'1"

stock i1'.! the coltlpuny1

Ie No Don' t Know

15. \-;hat r.rc you going to dG 111. ttl YQur sharCi6 01' .';>tock 'in American

>,rotors

1. Cash then in as ~con ~~ I C4n

2. Hold (m to t..~EE't for n ti!l~~

J. Don • t Kno,·r

~6. H:w'$ yOU boufd'l't an Amo::-ican e:::.r intl'le last th.r ee years?

Tos No

11. Dtd you Oli:'} ruJ A'1lt·l"iec.l'l !':otOr'3 car before 19617

Yes

18. .""ve you

Yes

1'1 $ to. buy AmariMn }:(.\ tors

:'10.

The validity of' this sCllle cl.ln be $Sen in tho content of the queations .

It a ,~orkcr pet'c'?tves hi$ relationship ~~"it.~ the co~pany c!o3 a. V6stoo inter-est,

this \:Till be indicnted in. his respollse . A "Ies" l"esponsa tt) QU9st.ions 13. 16 ,

11 and 18. and "Hold on to the:'l tor a tine; · for 15 . would sn,'C)W'. to ooa.

degree, that the 'Worker is cognizant of th.~ fa.:.!t that his OliO ';'1011 be1.nc is

c ontingent upon tnc SU<;CC5S of Allerica..'1 NotoroOl '

variQlls ror .. ~ of: behavior ,-shieh are r-.... 'm:tr~~:rt,.ition!J oi' his ).t.tacl).":"..ent"

YlJis and Evaluation

TABhE XlXvn

Moan SC01'e on Attachment Seale by Age· N

and Ulld.e» 1135 2 •. 0

" and OV~ , 1.10 3.0

Itean Score on Attaahmant SoC

6 or lelS$

., 10 - 1.9 -yeP:

20 .... years

)0 or ClOre yi

191

21

1,

2,

Iy Senior1.t:

2 . -

Z.4

3 .. 0

J . '

) • .5

54

an $<;or& on A,:tt.J\cMon ttaiment

6th grade· 01;" lefJe,

Part high school

R1gh ,cb.oOl

.. or all aolleg;

» 51 18

10,

)~o

2 .. 7'

2.5

.. ~

Mean SOO" qn ~\ttacMen.t Seale _ by .Num~r or Pe~&iUents

or less

:3 or

egro

v . ,4IJ'

1'30

lfl,

ean ;:;Core on Attach:l1ent Scale byBac '

I

26'

2.1

2 .. ;1

.2

2 .. 7

55

Mean Score on J,ttach.,to,tent .scale' by ~Uw1+..al. Status

i,ngl.~

Harned

)1

259

2.j

2.6

!,.~e<m Score 'onAttach!~ut ::Ical~ ~y Officers and Non-officers

Office

on"'OrriCm:"3

04

PQO~

ean Score on Labor.;"

e dit'f.r$nO& in

between age and setP.o!"1 t3 •

r,

Unlike the scores 0

91.

206

2 .. 6

2.6

eale b,.- Percapti<m or atiQnl

11

1,

no ,$ oat.egory ooi.nts ou.t wt.

to 2,·1

z.z or

~ver~ <1ue to the hi1th corr~au.on '

OO.nclllS1Q.n. t

o! $Grnce ~t tQ t.'le comp,any,

Be.ieot1.on Sc:.al,e. the variation b .u.aat.lonal

atta1nr\ent iselearly .. ootedit Th-e irill,:vWuals with the t education t~

1 than tho ttl the 1 rtant factor

cons:tdered1n this d1fter~nee i~ tha t education

1"9 and ~tter o,?portunitias of obta1

th~ l.east a."llOunt of eduoation.

.6

other- \).uployt1e.nt than tbos~

the variation by l1umb:tr (Jr d0.?6r4ents only hints tr.a.t t~l.e earlier

jremist) may be truo. the dH.'ferenee being. only O. Z}/".;

to \o'ila tit 14a5 on the ao-rj.on Seale .

On

Att

l;ha whi-tes had a favot~b19 attitudo end on the

.t Scale the.y have a h.:tvhe1.." ",evre, Th no. i.."'lthe.

OpPQsi~ dir~ctiQn.

The dif'i'erencG b&t..W'~en single l"JaI'T"l00. people f ju.st a~ tq nUl1leer or de:>eridents, is slight. but it does not contradi.et thE) earlier Lftatoment.

th 'Officers a.'1d .non-ofticer5 ha..v"" !Q.ent,ical 5COl'eV on the Attaehmen'

nle. _ ~eeord:l.ne t¢ thei:t" cean. scores 'On th~ Rejection 'S(!ale thJ.n

i.neongrlient. ~r.n.&i.1bering the tn~~rpr0ts:t1.on ot the $~rlier dii'fercnc$. 1.v.,. 'il' d~f1nition of the sltnation, 801:'108 tbla p:rob~et1l. ThE) un.favorablel1es8

toward ,. W~S judged to be their

rkers' attitude~# ttach.~nt Scale. uh1ch i.s a bit mOJ:"e subtle.

·the dif ara.

Fir.a.l1y. therespondlmts who View labOr.;...,.

II-\k)odd b&ve Q. hir.her 3"/er.age score than tho" who· df;scrlbe the relation$1p

to bQ "Pool'It. with those who pioked ·A.V&~&. beini;! in betlrl'een. ao ~ p-erc.epti9n of labor .. nan ~a f1"O':ll "'Poor' to tlAV&raaetf t

ttn.....-.d" • the scores on the .Atta.ch.~nt Scale likm" 1nerea.se.

t this poir.\t. the orig,inating hypot~e~is 113 .r~eta.ted.·tne wo~ets

d,1s8at1:;t'led -iii th the Progress Sharing 1',lan . I. Perhaps they dO not teel _ .. '. . ..

that it is ~ .lde~uate wotk inoentive? Hol!' did they respond t:J the qaest10n

dea1.1ntt nth th1s point?

Ii

No

tAlltE mvUl aeSpon5$~ to Que,tlon 1

l'..nO'Vl

ass

44.6

.6

1'1:1$' varia t.ion l:tl ~:). l"eslJOllse to tb!.s '~~.st.i:)11 is inCon\llu3i V0"

7

re would -have bean a bigher percent choosing -les' had tue word ineent1v&

~ ~6interpreted. The w~l"k$r has a

ineent1ve · ~ rofit. to bean

If th1G weN the case. th~ unt,on 'Would

rwt have ac-cepted tho agreenmt.. Perh~8" th,~ ",a30arehQl" ShoulJ not have US

the word at all.

to th1.

out

t.~()ver 4.5~ of

\iQrk :i.ncent:i,v~. it 1$

hatinl p1 ....

n't Know

3 0 l'lOt. ~iv'" ~ decisive e.nswer. Fn.rth~r

to deqide tho 1tssu",.

ta:tln~ that profit snaring is not a good

tt.heY would not be in favor of a p~ti t

soonsez t ,o t..'rl.s quest1on.

l"Ov.rsss

10.

J.:.S ~

5J3

OnlJ' 16. " stated they would not ?avor' V~~"$ Sb.al1"ing it !lha.ngl&a

.. ···ere • From oneooint of 111~'t the IU..D')S who said they would be

in ravor ()£ it, is an impressive figure . No pl~ is going to sa~istl all

tho workers, jrou.u;; ando~d. slngle and mar

hi te:. Furthern'lCre. a cart~in percen

:er$l.Y 'beoause the (lom.p&lY propos

certain 1Jl'1portant i.tiodti'iOs.tiQm~ of the

t.her factqr that mieht be cit,

tobo o.es'tions 1 lZ down would

ucated and "lot, N£16rtJ anti

rl,&rs opposGc the pla

t.h& 69.9~ could 'be l"a1

~nVertoo thro:u;,:h

tne the posi ti ~onse$

idea. that t~e employees at AMQ

~re auto!llOhUe workers with a urotit aharing p1"Oga)'I1o> 'they .ll".J,gbt

(l oraole at tj:tude it the other cO:Bf)anie5 had a ~ pro

lieSOOn&e~ to QU~s

;:,-r- ~-:'+. -~ _-

e

~o

Don't Know

th the positiv& and ~

least~wo interpretations .

i111 "l1eve in tna nro hzirin ....

sh;)ul.d ~.1ven th.e o~po rtuni ty • Oll

. )

28.

. 0 -o

,hUe Plan

this ~uelti6n nay hav~ 4t

r-.::pre~nt those wbo

worker:!

other h< tho 4"'~pond.en!-3

,9

choosina "tealf may object to b&:l.nz us~ as ·~er4lentAl a.n1rt1als"' a.nt1

want oth3r autoroobUa workers to work un1er a si.ii\il~1.r ,at;reer~tt

If il grtYilp may be comriOtt of persons S8 · 'le vantages

they have ~ OVI.!l"- the othe't' auwm.Qbile 110rls:g,t"3 thrGugh profit oharing

want to ntain their pos1 tion. ua1l1 ¥l.a.usibl~ eXvl&lCltion u t this, -r' ctuaU" d01-)s Te'j resen-t o'?::Qs:, tiol'J t o p"!"o!it sharing.

,e tlllA11tem of analysis concerns the .rol">!lll.la. for dccidin!t how the

profits should ~ di vid s judged b'J the ~orkers~ Oiv~ the tour categories,

apension, Insut'allce. Stock and Cash- j thtJ re~pom'9nt.s re asked to nnk

theln in the ()rdel!" of importunes r As if they wertJestting un th'l form.ula t,;:) be

v., in !1l.looatin r t 'rolf. ts. The result

Responses to Question

= __ "'y ......... • y '; If you wer~ to decide: how t j.. rkors, which of the tollo~dn'"

and 4tb in

lUJlon l:r".su.r.?rte'

1st 23. 7 20 .5

nd aS~9 38 .6

;ni 32. :3 24.6

h 18 ... 1 ~ 2

tocL~ber of responses ind1c~t~*

'the tllbla bolow.

1"9 to be d1 'Vid. 2rX1, :3

welt

, . 8 ,52 .. 5

19 .1 14 .. ,

21.6 14 .. 2

231 11

9l'cent < as hi}!h 27'S

in one ) of the ·r&s;;onQents not correctly enSile!" th1sqllestion~ fh'

were asked to ran,.l( the four iWMS in ns1d.e tr·ie order or

60

i:.1l1oortance. many only ra.."Lltod one. £0':;' ax,.~1plef JtC<J,shli f or tyiO bu.t not aU . . ro~.

rasp'Jas ... this questlon ·::ro rather conclusivo, !le worlmrs. ;refer

cashbefief1ts to any ·(}th~r form ot ?t\)fit 5h.a.rin~ . It is ironic t.hat they

'b.aVI ,~ ...... te. the ot.'1er i'or.l13 of IX).: t In Septeaber

of 1964; they will hav·!: their fj,.r$t opportunity to r"~liz~ onl.'3h oonefits,

A t that timo. they haV6 the option or: 81 ... :).:l''C' converting their stock hold1ngs

int-') cath t.~rou.!th Sa12 t or retaini.."l.g pos:S0s;r:ion in the present forJl.t

t.i\.Ul'l!'Jl.ary

Jr;al.~1

on t..~e Attacbl'ient Ocalu confi:l"'''lt.he soo.reson t..'1e P.eject1.011

t the notion that aravor~blc or untnvor~?le attitude is

related. to the degre~ of atta<..:hll.lemt to 'the eour?Cl

In ,thi~ section l.t was also polnted out .. tnat 076r two-thirds oJ; tho

Sa'llpl& lrould f o.vor ?rogress Si1n.rin.'t it' 8arile ohanrre!l were maruh Th~ 'Workers

definital Pension. InsurMce. Stock,

Ill'ld CMhlt what change they

6l

v. eONOLmZc,l

At thQ concrete le' theEdli has n~to

1l1'lmMI' 1s. dAre the employees at Amarl.

'ogress Sba:ring Plan?" On a higher plane, howV'e¥', it has concerned

itse.lt with the &rt.ot.s of profit shal":1.ng I1S the pr:iJnary QlTangeMent 'be-

$ded.

It we acoetrti the R&jeotiab Sea meuuremnt t!;t attitudes t~

Sharing, the conclusion .Q'btained,.trom its ana~sis is that certain

nttJ of the workers arEJ di$saUsfiecl OP unf'nvorab1e toward the Pkn.

'!'be data points O'Ilt eOl'lle or t.oo possibl.o caus«)a ()t this di$contfl~.

Fir$i), 8 surt1c1.ent l1Uftlbo1~ of ¥Ql'~"erS do no t~ ~rst.and. eXaot4t hov

lUlta:vorab

understanding

point (IS caus

the Plan., . he

It tho.

Shar1n,tt A.gre

the indiv1cmals in th:I.s oa.te~ory haw very

cord, in

til r a.Q1;s they' look ,£1

to support their of'

of their sent1ments. WbGn the wrke:r doG.$ not understAnd

sit; o.nd th1e atfectA his entire· perepectift or his

,he Plan ludl to a more favorable

_ lti?&~ alters his tname of retel"eJNe.

tlc1a1sot th& tJAW and AHa dac1d.e to re- negouaw

tit. there are tvoobv.i.OllS lactors that !lUSt be taken 111\0

62

conside.ration. A gr.oat. dtKtl of the dissatisfaction ",,10th the present

plan is founded in t.'1e tact that it tfo..kes a m1ni.~la.'n of two 1()a.);"S before

the worker even ho.$ 1~h0 OP1X>t'tl.Uuty to got cash l>enef'its. Hi.storie~~l11

the l<looru.ni(Jlls ho.vc ""lwayseJrJphasized. th~i:r abill ty' trJ incre:\siS the

caoh 1:nly,s,iento of i;..~0ir l-qelribA~r$ . .5ch901~ in this 't,r;;;..o.i tion j th!O! union

,%)::libe:r has ~ dlfficu..lt. ti:ue p<>intinzto !rin.ze ben~f;it;;; as his pri.."i'IIiJ.'l!1

~a;l.nG. It should not 'be cQ.llclucl.er.1 that g,Ll. the .pro1'its arEii. to be diV1d~

and dis kit utecl tl.S ca,:;tn. \'/hat c:an 'be done is to duna;:; :l for,mUa.

1<fh"ich woUld ineol'porat-e p~n5ion , i.l1s'lTrlnC@ , atock \1n'J. ossh.

"'eCOlyJ . an education PJ,"0.cr.:tY'l (l-h,)uld be ol'~!tn1ced that 'Hould 1'3:':tch

lory !1l~iIlber ~ COGple.t\S!ly (~xplG,i.n: the o;,;ar3.t1on of 'tiho Pla."1 to him.

:r.1{) n"Jid(m~e ,e:noits th.~,t 'i:,hose who i.r.rcl~r::!'t;.an.t tho plan h,."l:,re..; fAvorab.

a. ttl tud\>s 't.o"\:]aril it a.\1d tha

IlJt!h} "JCr.c:·k~rf; are di8.t.mti '~rii .'flth t1u, Hte~'}~.t Prb~re~J5 Sl'l<.:.rlng; f'l .. 1.n .. "

The aU~!'1ObUe ~rker6 union has been u."1Jlracte1"i~t..>d by vig6rou,s

1 ·r.:JniIJ . i.YJ the ofr.1o~r att~t try secure for the

lembers a large share o! the profits pie. (J Progress Spa\"'ine Agree ...

ment rCprO$0nts th ra.d.ual t 1".ansi. tior.. Of tliia u111onfron '1icw1nf!: lsb()r-

t rslatio1'l.'j .as a cor.tlict situation, to i'm ~'Cceptmlce of t~l(~ ldea.

tt-At nlutu.al cooperation <nn oon$;i'it both pal','ti .. This 10n1s support to

J., B. Clarkt $ cyclical theory that. all eC()no~1,.c orgar4z.~tion5 tend to

progres's to,~"al'd c .• a 6ys'tem of cOQPs,ratiQU O!'l p!'Oti t aharil'lZ)J The pre$8nt

~~c eontr?ct is cleflni t~ly a. et.ep in that direction . A,s tlu~ workers

JJJOM • ~ op. Gilt", .~ 177 .. ZO

/

older El.ni receive more stock th~y

Qation wi't.h the company ..

.,:,

erea~ their cl.egl'ee of ictent~fi. ..

lrinally. some COJ1p~l.ies oon.:i1.wt 1.nt.ernaJ. s'\:.ud:Laaor their pJ.clnS~

for th~ir own u~e. Lmt the 9,nUre area Qr *,orker ::,u'l.U,si<action with protit

shar ing pJ.ans is 801'& .... lacking

go

funis

wha

he work ,;1 out what

"" 5<: is£y t.he~ t:lOst.

of .a p<.u"t.icular 'Ol~). tne

e~tif1c Nb~h. Uesearchers mUst

3 ro~ U~U alloc~tion of

new methods to gauge

t undcrz~~ and react

IilcCOl"'..lins1:r. Aud . rQt' th~ir otmrl.t)eUb, they lttllst viel1 profit sharing at

L,a mst mmer.ll li:vel to studywha end, if:i lt

Aopen1i={ A

1. Your a~e at your last birthday;

• f<,1 Q,A. • (Circle one) 1 .. ':)

•

il,~ t10nali t.y1 (Circle on

., GerPlSn .5 . ..t..

2 . Polish 6 .. Gar...adi,a..,."l .., :En;;:lish 7. •

4 . rl~ase indl.cata your educstiQMl .att:t.~ml&l1t: (circle one)

1 .. Ho for.:;,!'.!. educatio..'1 2 . 8th gr-~a or less

•

Hi gh school era.:1Utl Go~~ or all college

'I tl~~ t s your po1;1.tie (!n.~ence 1 ("';.1re~ 0'1'1$)

1 . ll.apub1ican , '. r'\e':'lOerat ". ther

6. Mantel. statu •• (Circle one)

1 . Single 4. Separated 2. ~arri~ .5. ~fi1owed

• Divorced

7. Hot-t 1.1any dependents dc.. you have: (Circl e one)

1 . 2 . ) , :'0

J. 6. Five or !!lOre

8. (Cil'"cle one)

1 . testant Cat."lo11c 3. • ther

9 ~ To which groUp, do you belong? ( 03.1"ol e one)

1 . Negro 2 . \lhite J . ' Ori~ntll

10 . In -whi ch of 'the ·rollQwin~ deDanments do' you usually world ( Cir ole pno)

1 . Wood f a t t ern am Layout 1 .. 2 . , Hetal ," Par.tern and Lay(;ut. 8. ) . Form.s and Futures 9.

9 ~ster ~eohanic8 10 . T~ Developm~nt ~. Tool Design 11. 6. tool .R.o01l\ 124

6, ll~ In whioh ot the eatugol"1.es do .)'\:>11 bel(:m~? (Circle oneal

12.

1).

II}.

I ,' :;.

16.

1 . Cloth Cutting '1 . Torch Soldering 2 . .DoOl" ~.nd Covel' XU.g.nin.g 8 . Welding 3. !nsp\:cting 9. P01T9't:' Vohiole O~:r"ation t} ~ i1.etu.l FiniZlhin!: 10 . Sw(;k;n,,;n .5 . HcpairJ.n.:; 11. '1':;'01 Crib t,tterdant 6. :l:::rQ.Ylnl~ 12 . C!;}£ltral :Jtor~~t Attend~nt

Rav,;; :lOU c"iJor 1.. Yes

00(.\11 a ;lniOfl offie.)!' , includinZ $tgu~n'di: (Cirol" on..q) 2. No

HoOi 11l,;\ny years or s,:;nio:''L ty do you !-l,;i;Vt) in t':lH r;li:ln'~ 'f ... -------~ ...............

ItO".! (;lear i3 y:)~ un'.l'J'i:'t:Jt n<J5_nc -;lpposod 'to ;;;':.lrk7 {(,'ircla one)

L Very c.len.!" 2. . F' alr.l.J claar

:):: ho.·y the Pror:l"$$S

J. 30':" 5::) clear I} . ~ot cleQ.r at

:Jl1..::rrlilZ TJltl.71 1~

all

'ihich of the .rol1o~nlle statol'!It:iilts come3 closost to dqscribing your opinion oJ: the PrO{;t"cs3 Gh;1rln~r, ?l.:1nf (Circl"i1 one)

1 .. It is a fine idea. and carr-lad. Ol,1t very .{~11 f

2 . It is t;. fine idea but needs qhan) l'l5 ' ).. ;rt needs so many cl:!.<:tnge.;3 ct I qru:tnot tell 1f ,it. 1s h. good l.d.ea •

. 4 . It is '1OL a C{loci idea in the 'iJ.rs!.; ?l",co. '. I don t t. knuv enougn about;. 1 t ~o Si,y .

6. UudaGidod .

In 7')111' otm Ca.Se; , h:J.s t:l.e ?ro[~res::; Sha:rlnE\ Flail h~d the effeot. of .1lald.r10 you. yut n:.ors e.f!,ort!.nb your u"Htl •• o:ckl (0ircle:;,ue)

1 . I:') S • a 6:1:'<; at deal {noro e l'f' ort.. 2. Y:2:". <.t little ,!ilor$ '~ffort. 3. No . ne no!'!! effol"·t 4 . Undecided

1'1.. Generally s;eaking, d,o you thin\{ nost eluployass at A.m~rica.n l~tol'"$ . p.ave ;ut tiora of'fC)rt into thei);< work ~(::au$e of :ho ProgX'~s6 Sharing

18.

,Plol.nl' (Circle one 1. Yes , a r.Na'v c;.ep.l mor~ of.fcrt. 4. . les . a littl.,;; more effort )" ~lo, no ffiure effort 4. Donl t kno'\.l

~~ho do yeu thirl,.l.t stands to sain t he PJ.ar,'( {Circle -one)

most un\ic!"the fl'Ogl>ess $harL1.1Z

1. All the '!10l .. l:ters , . Z,. The old!;tr' ,':orkers 4 _

1;be C('}ITI~)9J1y Dont t know

66 19. If' you wel"~ -to decide h:nj t.he prafi ts wore to be di·,,:i.doQ $fiong the

workers . 'which of: thtl. i'o11op]~_"1g lfoUld you rank ~st, 2nd, 3tti and 4th in import1.'loc1

20 .

Pensicn_ ImrJl',:).nec_

spa'lklng. llihidl uf tl .?nsZement ralaticn in ;))"(;\),1'

1 . t:x:ceLl.ent Oood

'~toc!c ---..... Gcsh

descrlbQ 1';ol,"ker and.

t} .

Ple~stl' ch~ck the C01U!Hfl in 1rthich YOlli' Q.nsw~r 1lI.l"'J,-'eaX's ,;

2l~

22 .

2'; .

21} .

2,. 2.6 .

2.7 ..

28 ..

29.

30 .

)1 .

)2,

JJ4

~.

).J.

Do you thinl{ that the ?roJ!'es~ murln::; i'lCJl is a bood l1ort-: incentive, Do you think that Pr06I'eSS Sh::ring 'i~ us~d. to keep wages down? Do you 'think that tho ProE,70SE St.tarinf; Plan ha$~duced the anount of turnover Li the plant' 1)Q. you thinl~ that the Plan h~l.i~ roduced absenteeism? Do you :r eDl that any of your led to a reduction in coste _ '.00 YO,'Il think tho Plan is too cOr.!plicatctl' for th~ "l:1:ver..lgc 1'lor~or ·to Und3l"st:!nd'(

~u thin~ the union 0rricers in your local. fully Hrl 'le:"Dtand. t.he 1'1U!1 Do yO'll think t!ia International officer s fllily umi~rsttmJ the Platl? ~ you think 'that co-operJ.tion .'3a:lClG0!)13nt anl the i-lOr kc l·':; has Since the Plan H8.S startod?

betwilcn '<1se.J

::to Y01.1 fD()l 'thrlt tho \:;o :",-::,tittec hn~ ho.~l(11oo the Fund properly? D'~ , you thin:~ the Progrcs3 [thar:i.n;; Pl;:n ,htlS -iventhe union 1'.lO~~¢ pow~r?

.ould you 00 in faYor of the Pi'Jere:;::.. eharin$ Plan it some cfw.nges ";;ero rl1~l(l ? '1o'ulcl. Y:::Ju b.~ lcs!J lnf.!lillU(!. b qui t.o y rJlll* ~job becu.use you '(J.m st.uck in the ~)m1!p..rty1

Yes

"'-

,-.-

r--,

c !' r' _ I

-,..--' !

I _ I

r-I

~I

I

- '

1~

o o c

..--

.!-l

I .. 1

C I "-j

[] 1 1 ~,

Oonlt Know

l.-,..

---J - i -. ,......-: J.-I

I ,J rl -Lt

D6 you t'hin:( all the, ,:}Gto:'.oolh: C:Ot,l:J~nie$, _ , should hnve a. Progres~; Sbal-lng Pltm1 C i, I:I 1-1 h~tt. are JiTiU GoinJ to do l.J it.h your sh:!re~ or st:Jck in f":ll\::rlcotn l'iotor$~

(Circle ona) l. C:::sh th~7!l in t~ soon ':'l.:.i :r etm . 2. Hold. on to tile:n :tor a tiJ1 "l , D()n t t l\'now ',).

I,. 'I' .

36.

""7

38.

TIave yotl bought .:n .".rter1c::a."l (Uirc1e one)

L Yes 2 .. No

v.>rs car in the: last 'em-

you own an 1.

.I'ler'j.<:a.n ;40tors car be1'ore l' lV (Gircl '0

years 1

one)

•• :aVtl yo (Ci.t'~ld

encou.r.3.gect yeu;!:- rrivr'J.13 A.'nerican 7i.iotors fJ&r$?

1 . ne) Yos '')

.:;.. oro

67

Appendix B

Door OAW I

'there have been a num.ber oi' reports uorkers I at ti tudes tOV1!l):"C. the Pro c~rer...:llyscientific and most hsve nereonal gain3 at stake.

un ;ltte;u~

i'lcm ..

ubli:::hed concerru:n~ the N;)n9 has been --.groups \.f.t. th

to

to ...

1'ho whcle value of the 5Urv.oy depends on the care ~n. th vhich you anS\'Ter tr';' ~"J.estions . J'.1si: fol10',1 tho il'l5tl"".lctloi1.i l;.'u t appear

8

on the sheets. Please read each qU<?lstiot1 carefully beror.:} you anS--w9r it ..

Kindly retu.rn the eOfolpltilt.ed questionnaire in the addreflsed . stn:;wed envelo.1~ enclosed .•

T'aan}c you veri mu.erJ for your co-oper.lt1.on.

Since.ral.,.

'l'ho~s A. :il"\.$ll Dep,.,rtT1ent of Sociology :tn.rquette. Univercit:

rJ.lw:!ukao. Wisconsin

Ii .. 3 . If y"nl. hava a::;y cot:lJ~;nts or~ug~est1o.f!s to W!l1 on the o£.ck of th$ Qua$tionnaire .

, plca=::e ~Iri t

Appendix C

Dear Uf.W He,:ioo .. -.

La. week 1000 questionnalras to the I1E!rl:00rS

of Local 75 asking tho':; how they 1''31 t u ... ,iQut the Progress Sh;;o.t"ine

Plan. 'his io part of' a very i.."llports.nt. st .. .;he ntt"tloor of

people that. anSt-lered the qU6sti.'Jn ret.urn thenl was !llOl";;r

than we expected. It ha:; .encouraged us to send thiiJ second 10 vter

to ask those ;1ho hllVC not yet filled out the questionnairo tc do

now. 1£ you htlVa ci.re.:;.dy C:.onc it .• tb.nnk yeu very ouch for your

help . To tho5e thath::wen ' t, it only Lakes . abou

you

of

~eat {!e~~l

,..V .;I~ .. " .... \l'1.,.,i ~ ar.d _@ * I t c

~,ne!'fIDer, you are not asked t';) put your nCl!ne on the qae~tion ...

69

naire. ,hat i ie· ttl '!. you unS)o1iJ!* all of th lu~titl.ons

as best Y"'u cs-n . Just rol10 .. 1 th~ instructions ~lih&t ap:)e ... ~.r on tho

she.t~. ~ you have any co~~~nt$ o~ rite the.

on ot the questio::naire .

' .i!'.alj~ return the c!.lmpleted questi6nnb.ll;"i~ in the·· addressed ,

wp~ch 1s enclosed for you~ ~onvenience .

Once again, FJ.UIY thl..."lk5 for yOW" co",op0l"s,tion.

incerely.

~ and. l.lnder'

2j "" 29

30 .. ~

15 ... 39

40 .. 44

4>5 - I.}j

t';,\ ;;::i." :.IV - P

55 - 59

60 and over

6 and under

7 - '9

:10. ~ 1.9

20 ... 29

JC arrl over

Ap,?(l..'1dU D

~ii1pond.ent"S by ~t.ge O:roups

i~

'rotal

9 .. Z

21,.J)

14 ~1

13.8

9.2

8.8

9. 2.

6.5

6.

S~niOl·i;tl ClJ: HaslJondants

j

28

64

4)

42

z-a 27

48

26

~

).)5

;b< l~

Tot;ll

.. , 7.1

14.8

.5 ,.1+

8.4

191

21

44

16

: ~2 297

?C

71

Ethnic Backrrround of RespOndeut~

N

'-r:;J.a.n 32 .1 9

:;-'olish 15. 8 L~.,

.ng11sh 7 .0 20

It,Ui~ 6.0 1

-ri6h 7 .0 20

Caru~ian Ll :3

,Jegro . ..... Other 19.0 2t

Total 2.

"-·ucati·.:mal Attsini!l~nt Qf Respoo::l~nt5

:J

~'o fo'M'.Al. ~ucat:ton 0. 7 2

,tb. grade or Lesti' ly .4 J

{'.art high school 26. 5 78

Hiib ~chool ~raduata j,." v

~lle or all college 17. j

Totsl 294

Respondents by Rae

N

Negroes ll.l.

)

riontaLs 0.0 0 -Total 297

72

rital Status of Reac~nde.tlts

N

ingle 10 . 2 11

darried 0,) • .5 25°

iV'orced LO )

1.3 4

Iidowed 2.0 -Total JOJ

NU':110er of De,')Emdentsof Res!)Onden.tii

p

,~one 10 .4

ne 17. .;;1

'0 6. A. '-0

"are 19 .5 h

FoUl' . 2 :;).

F, :..~ nor 1'7 0 2!2

.... 9

iation of tlszp..')nGemts

N

rote.st~nt 8.0 1"

Catho1i 144

J 1.4

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otal .:.'J2

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ci"

~

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Appendix a

HARQUETTffi UNIVl?ASITY DEPArt'l\t~'f' OF SOCIO!"Q()'J:'

MIlkiAUK£S, UISOON5!U

74

Pleo.se chec:.< tiJ..e col~",'1 i.11 '£rhich you.!' an..<f"~r a'onf->..ax':t ..

1 ..

"I 4.

J.

4.

•

6 ..

7.,

8.

9.

10 ..

ll ..

12 .

13.

14, ..

1.5 ~

16.

Y9S No Don*t Know

Do y<m think ths.t the Pr\) ~O's 5ha.rin~ Plan is Q good work incent:tvel Do $Ou think thnt Fr.)'gl"S3!5 Shari,oj' 1,$ 11$00-'t.;) ket~V t';"ig~S dmm? o you think that th3 1?rogress Shp.ring Plan

has NCluc«i th.e aIttQunt of ttU'noV'er in the plant? Do '~O\! thinlc thr:i t the Plnn h'le reduced

os-out$e1:nf Dc yyll te",l tha.t an;! of Y'Yilr eff(JI"ts h1ve led to ;\ reduotio:1 in c')ste for the CoZlTl'Jany1 Do, Y01<l think the !?1<m 1s too co'~;'li~A ted tor the aver~ge worker to understand! Do IOU think the union Officers: in your local f-ull,r ull.derstand t!1e 21z.111 Do y;)U th1nl{ the Internatioual officars fully (;mderst.md tl~ '3 P1an1 Do y'011 thin:.li tb.~t co-c]er:ctio;' ~8t ... ;)", ..

mana.[';ement and the worker's has ine1'e::t6ed since the r~lan W'~s stu.rted.? Do you feal that the ColJ1t1littce hl'ls handled the Fund properly?

70U thinIc the PrQgr~"ls,; Sh.:;rinp; Plan h"4s a;iv\~.h t.l:l.e UI.tion ll'.Dre pOller? QuIt! .you be l.n r1.vor of V:m Pror;re~c

Sharing Pl.."l.n if sotae ehanbeS~!er~ i'1:?.rle?

o

o o

D o o o o

"Qul~ you be le:'As il'lcline.! to qilit your j':>_ beoause you o'JIln s took in th~ CO::1':)8.Hyl 0 Do yOLL ,think aU t!·.? nut':" ... ~~.)il~3 c-oc· .... ;)tlnios . . ;Should hav~ ,~I r-r';)gros5'1:.'harln~ Plan? [ 1

at ill'$ you ";,oing to do nt to ymu" sh~res of stock in ... (Clrclll! Om.!) .

1 . Cast.. thel~ in as soon' a.~ I cli.n. 210 Hold 0.". to thf1ln for a time

D;;n t t KLOW ,

D o

o

r f

o o

o o D o

$!'ictU\

Have you bou:~ht an k:lcric.:m He tori,) ear' 'J.c tha last three years? (Circle one)

1. Yes 2 . No

o o o o

o

D

o Cl

o o

!oWl's?

)2.

33·

.... 4- .

35 .

30 .

37 •

Which J-rour 0

1. It 2. It 3. It tho 5. 6. iJndecicl.e--.i. .~

,.,mte c')mas CiOS9St

(Clrcl

76

,riescriblng one)

.1.. ... it j .B a. good ide<l.

In "our cfl:n ce.se . htlst.iJ.e .... ,,"-' the f:flee t of (Circlo one) •• ,., .lOU j',)ur

Ye.~ t a. ) les , a .... . rL • 3. No . no more efl'ort 4 .

\Ji..: t

2.1e5 I ,'"

fJh:tnk b:'lcr.lCa.t1 f1!.o tors Sharing

error 4.

',hin,,1( st.'lr'!ds t,,) e;ailJ. tho i~ot un..1cr 't~.e ,)rOer-e3$ ,Gharing une}

~ m' J . ' 08 I '. r .

lCu __

,. ).

:!.ny n't know

l! divided y,w ran!,: 1st ,

Ca.Sll .... ____ _

X'd

Giln~r.:.liy DpoJ.kin· . tjili ch or the tol1o'-,ling woLlll 'it'::Jcl"ih"· worker ... loos in ,fOUl" pli:.1..~t.; ( Cj y·c"! e otl") _r.. -.., .. .... I

2 . Goo:1 "') ¥.Vdt"S~3 4. 1'1'X)r .;.

Cbin°Yt

Christman, Hen..7 H. (00.). ac~illan ~O~t 19

m.bl.iogr~

Soaks

:lar .... • ·Ii'-\'- .. -,,;,,": .. ·:;"-ty ." ....

71

Garden City.

Net>T York I

8Oston: £U .• "'1Il and Co . ,

Dah.r~ndOl'r. Halt. stantord..

-=~~ -+-":' -- --'}. ---· ..... ~ ..... .",2~4-· ~ ... ~·""""3':"~*-·r· ..... · ;'"-( :"""':~....-.", ..

ilehring,

en..~dy,

l\rtmflto , Sh

s1

<eier.

'!utzgor , • ~h'"

aul.

D. Cd

Qdc.agQt 1014 UnivereitT

Gli)ncoe. illinois; The FrEt

t:--vans ton ,

Il11noi3~

anston. Illinoist Prot it.

Ca.mbrldg&~ i.fassach'..1satti en: Jolm "/U!y an:l

~h1cago = Council of

ton. lllinois: P'rof1t,

.!le~er ,

spau!. ,n~.,;.,

.... :to.

Yukerl'

If

Clark,

Dolnick.

He1burn .• -

J

:lation'" 1 Conferonce Studies itl P

1'1G'Wsi~aper

cetlber 8. 196) .

July. ';"961 ... Hay. '".L."}I"""' .

July, 1961 .. . May. '~964

July, 1961 - iUy. ls, ...... .

78

(;;nglewood tiliffs t h .. 4.f • ~

;jan

NeiJ York~ c. ;;_

.erlcan de . r 1962.

Mad:1.Son.

in .Pers)11!ls1 PolicY' ra'1CO Eaar~,. 19'7.

79 UllPuOl.1shed ~1a ~r1fll

Inks, D .. G.. ·Profit Sharing in Praettce ~ A case Study.ft Unpubl1.eh.a ·'sterls Thesis, Univi;rsity of Illinois. 1959 .

?hill 1 , John C. "'An Evaluation of the Het;.'bers T01f'".J.rd tho Prot'i t ShiU"in Coroortlt;).on." UnO'J.hlished Ua.;lit,-, 1962.

Otbo:r

ttitud.ef; of HAW tocal 72 ~la.n ot Am.&rican i-"'Dtors :.:':JfSay. Marquet~ University.

.1otora Corporation tmd the Intern&t-1onal 'Union. Aircraft and Agr~cul ttU'al Implement Workere or

) and its Loc~lt) 12, 7.5. 154, 206. 1~12 . 1961 4

oam~lt oot;llean A!Ilerican r".otcr

0 .$.

£<ilwallkee, ,ircr~t't,

and its Lo ot'ker6 of :