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Can Monopoly Unionism Explain Publicly Induced Retirement? [PDF]

open access: yes
It has long been suggested that trade unions take actions and favor public policies that reduce the quantity of labor so that union members might enjoy greater labor incomes.
Casey B. Mulligan
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Striking for a Just Transition? North American Auto Unions and the Electric Vehicle Transition

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decarbonization heightens risks for workers, but union strategies shape how these risks are managed and whether new jobs offer quality employment. This paper compares U.S. and Canadian auto unions during the 2023 Detroit Three bargaining, focusing on strategic capacities and internal politics to explain their divergent responses to the EV ...
Mathieu Dupuis, Ian Greer, Dongwoo Park
wiley   +1 more source

Unions and equity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Trade unions have been successful in compressing the wage distribution but not in influencing the share of national income going to labour. This paper claims that a compressed wage distribution provides insurance in the same way that the tax and benefit system does and thus may be welfare-improving.
openaire   +2 more sources

From Gender Antagonism to Inclusive Solidarity? Trade Union Membership and Attitudes Toward Women's Employment

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why and to what extent do union members differ from non‐members in attitudes toward women's employment? This study argues that a masculinized conception of work has historically underpinned gender antagonism in trade unionism, and that the rise of right‐wing populism may have hindered recent progress toward gender equality among union members.
Jianxuan Lei
wiley   +1 more source

A ‘New Unionism’ for 21st Century Britain: Towards a Strategic Synthesis

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article presents research exploring how ‘mainstream’ unions can revitalise inspired by the bottom‐up organising of ‘indie’ unions. Putting insights from the ‘organising debate’ and Power Resource Theory to iterative work with rich interview data, we develop a strategic synthesis for a new unionism for 21st Century Britain.
Carl Hughes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic spillover of unionism [PDF]

open access: yes
Unionism in the United States is contagious; it spills out of coal mines and steel mills into other establishments in the neighborhood, like hospitals and supermarkets.
Thomas J. Holmes
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What Do Unions Do?: The 2004 M-Brane Stringtwister Edition [PDF]

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The Journal of Labor Research 20th anniversary symposium review of What Do Unions Do? offers a unique opportunity to examine how the claims made in the book have fared in ensuing research and to ponder what parts of the book I would change if I could ...
Richard B. Freeman
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One Stone, Two Birds: A New Life for Industrial Relations and a Saved One for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the first 100 days of the Trump II Administration, DEI took a body blow. Moreover, in August 2026, former professor Jason Arday's unravelling (and now tragic death) has put conjecture about DEI at the epicentre of community discourse and emboldened critics.
Anthony M. Gould   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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