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CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL: Unionism [PDF]

, 2011
Unionism in the Slave States in Wartime Two key facts about wartime Southern Unionism stand out. First, the largest numbers of Southern Unionists were black. Second, most Southern whites were not Unionists. Let us address these two essential truths.
Crofts, Daniel W.
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The Long Shadow of ‘Populist Punitiveness’—Why Public Opinion May Not Preclude Increasing the Age of Criminal Responsibility in England and Wales

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides one of the first broad reviews of global research on public opinion regarding the age of criminal responsibility (ACR) alongside findings from a small‐scale exploratory survey of adults in England and Wales. Reviewed studies show strong support for raising the ACR across regions like Scotland, Australia, Hong Kong and ...
Harriet Pierpoint, Kathy Hampson
wiley   +1 more source

The Exit-Voice Tradeoff in the Labor Market: Unionism, Job Tenure, Quits [PDF]

This paper examines the effect of trade unionism on the exit behavior of workers in the context of Hirschman's exit-voice dichotomy. Unionism is expected to reduce quits and permanent separations and raise job tenure by providing a "voice" alternative to
Richard B. Freeman
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The Role of Union Legitimacy and Identity in Shaping Strategic Choice

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how union legitimacy and identity shape union strategies. It highlights that while union identity is key to understanding strategic variation, legitimacy also plays a crucial role as unions must continuously earn and maintain it with various constituencies.
Geneviève Coderre‐LaPalme, Ruth Reaney   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Reconsideration of the Effects of Unionism on Relative Wages and Employment in the United States, 1920-80 [PDF]

H. Gregg Lewis' estimates of the relative wage effect of unionism between 1920 and 1958 are routinely cited though they have rarely been subject to scrutiny.
Catherine E. Hartsog, John H. Pencavel
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Assessing the Employee Welfare Impact of Right‐To‐Work Laws: Insights From State‐Level Legislation

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the effect of right‐to‐work (RTW) laws on employee welfare using the stacked difference‐in‐differences (DiD) methodology. We posit that RTW laws weaken collective bargaining power, increase free riding, and ultimately reduce employee welfare. We document a significant employee welfare decline following RTW adoption, especially among
Shima Amini, Eilnaz Kashefi‐Pour, Ali Sajjadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Monopoly Unionism Explain Publicly Induced Retirement? [PDF]

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

Industrial 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

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

Industrial 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, Claes Belfrage, Alan Southern   +2 more
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From Wage Dissatisfaction to Union Expectations: The Mediating Role of Union Perception Among Nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study examines the relationships between wage satisfaction, union perceptions, expectations, and union membership among Turkish nurses, identifying factors associated with union participation. Design Sequential explanatory mixed‐methods design. Methods This two‐phase study (January–July 2023) included: (1) a quantitative survey of 210
Salih Tosun, Gökçe Cerev, Doğa Başar Sariipek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source