Technology at Work

Synopsis

Aims to help union members learn from each others’ experiences of tackling the introduction of new technology. Takes five case studies: Metal Box in Wisbech, DHSS offices in Brixton and Kensington, Cadbury’s in Somerdale, Tesco in Newton Abbot and the Sheffield Housing Department. The picture that emerges is one of regrading and demarcation, training, the threat to jobs and health and safety.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1984

Availability

Hire (Concord)
Sale (Riverfront)

Uses

Discussion material useful for such topics as trade union demarcations (blurring of roles with new technology); allocation of functions between people and machines in the old scientific management area.*

Subjects

Business studies

Keywords

management of change; trades unions

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

Name

Riverfront Pictures