Wage Negotiations, British Coal Industry, 1870-1914

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>Investigation of nineteenth century precursors of profit-sharing and `pendulum' arbitration<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br> Wages offered and demanded through negotiations; price of coal; whether the decision was arbitrated or not.<br> A large number of other variables introduced into the negotiations is coded qualitatively or quantitatively as appropriate.<br> <br> Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.<br>