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Al‐Jarallah, M I (1983) Construction Industry in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 355–68.
Herbsman, Z (1983) Long‐Range Forecasting Highway Construction Costs. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 423–34.
Kagan, H A (1983) Evaluating Construction Failures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 460–72.
Koehn, E and Jones, M W (1983) Benefits and Costs of EEO Rules in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 435–46.
Paulson, B C and Fondahl, J W (1983) Craft Jurisdiction Impact on Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 369–86.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Collective bargaining; Construction industry; Labor relations; Labor unions;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1983)109:4(369)
- Abstract:
Construction craft jurisdiction, normally exercised by unions, includes both territorial and technological claims to certain categories of work. Jurisdiction is important to unions in maintaining membership, negotiating wages and benefits, defining apprenticeship programs, and establishing work rules. This paper reports on a research project that had three main objectives: (1) Collect and analyze statistics on the incidence of jurisdictional disputes; (2) evaluate existing jurisdictional dispute settlement mechanisms; and (3) survey contractors and owners to determine the impact of craft jurisdictional practices (not only disputes) on costs and schedules. The paper concludes that there is inadequate statistical information at present to support informed decision‐making on jurisdictional problems. Most dispute settlement mechanisms are antiquated and ineffective, but there are good plans in some local areas. The survey revealed that there are serious cost and schedule impacts on construction projects from observing craft jurisdictional practices.
Rodriguez‐Ramos, W E and Francis, R L (1983) Single Crane Location Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 387–97.
Schlick, H (1983) Temporary Heating in Construction Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 447–59.
Selinger, S (1983) Economic Service Life of Building Construction Equipment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 398–405.
Thomas, R, Keating, J M and Bluedorn, A C (1983) Authority Structures for Construction Project Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(04), 406–22.