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On 30 August 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Works Constitution Act 1972 to Works Constitution Act. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Hey Wikidea thank you for your additions to the Article. I disagree with your renaming from Works Constitution Act to Work Constitution Act and content changes. I think it's due to the confusion of what 'Works' refers to. It is not the plural form of 'work' or 'worker', rather it refers to a specific 'works' or plant/factory/work location. Similarly with a Works council.
Enclosed is an explanation from Jane Slaughter that I like a lot.
What’s a Works Council? It’s not a “workers’ council.” The word “works” here means “factory” or “facility.” In English we use the word in names like the Bath Iron Works, a big shipbuilding facility in Maine. [1]
It's not only grammatically correct, but it's the official AND most WP:COMMON names, so I would prefer if you reverted the page move. I don't have a strong opinion on including the 1972 year or not, but since we don't have articles for other years, I didn't see a reason to preemptively disambiguate it. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 15:11, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
Shushugah's analysis: Searching solely within Google scholar I found the following (case insensitive). The form with S is more prominent 20:1 in case of the Work(s) Constitution Act and 16:1 for the EWC. For the Work(s) Council itself, it depends on the usage. I found 1,500 cases of Social/Education/War Work Council, but 0 Social/Education/War Works Council examples. There the divide is smaller at 4:1. Given the vast disparity in the particular cases of EWC and WCA, merely pointing to example academic sites won't be conclusive. Additionally, the government translations may not be legally binding, but they're as official as it get [7].
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The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mello hi! ( 投稿) 07:35, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Works Constitution Act 1972 → Works Constitution Act – Shorter name per WP:CONCISE and same article discusses all the yearly variants, not just 1972. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 01:22, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
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On 30 August 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Works Constitution Act 1972 to Works Constitution Act. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Hey Wikidea thank you for your additions to the Article. I disagree with your renaming from Works Constitution Act to Work Constitution Act and content changes. I think it's due to the confusion of what 'Works' refers to. It is not the plural form of 'work' or 'worker', rather it refers to a specific 'works' or plant/factory/work location. Similarly with a Works council.
Enclosed is an explanation from Jane Slaughter that I like a lot.
What’s a Works Council? It’s not a “workers’ council.” The word “works” here means “factory” or “facility.” In English we use the word in names like the Bath Iron Works, a big shipbuilding facility in Maine. [1]
It's not only grammatically correct, but it's the official AND most WP:COMMON names, so I would prefer if you reverted the page move. I don't have a strong opinion on including the 1972 year or not, but since we don't have articles for other years, I didn't see a reason to preemptively disambiguate it. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 15:11, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
Shushugah's analysis: Searching solely within Google scholar I found the following (case insensitive). The form with S is more prominent 20:1 in case of the Work(s) Constitution Act and 16:1 for the EWC. For the Work(s) Council itself, it depends on the usage. I found 1,500 cases of Social/Education/War Work Council, but 0 Social/Education/War Works Council examples. There the divide is smaller at 4:1. Given the vast disparity in the particular cases of EWC and WCA, merely pointing to example academic sites won't be conclusive. Additionally, the government translations may not be legally binding, but they're as official as it get [7].
References
The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mello hi! ( 投稿) 07:35, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Works Constitution Act 1972 → Works Constitution Act – Shorter name per WP:CONCISE and same article discusses all the yearly variants, not just 1972. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 01:22, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
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