This comment raises criticisms of the article by Warhurst (1995) which previously appeared in this journal, and also of the response by Blyton and Turnbull (1996). It is argued that both discussions of industrial relations in the European airline industry fail to stress sufficiently the rise in industrial conflict which stems from the economizing strategies of company managements.
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