In the Soviet Union _______________________________ unionism created two roles for unions: to facilitate the state's production goals and to protect individual workers from abusive managers.

Learning Objectives

• Study and compare the labor relations structures found within countries such as Canada, the U.S., France, Japan, Great Britain, Mexico, Germany, Australia, the Soviet Union, and China.
• Examine the influence of political systems on labor relations practices, especially in authoritarian regimes like China.