The growth of American unions, 1945–1960

Bernstein, Irving

doi:10.1080/00236566108583870

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“…All four countries mentioned above have experienced a negative trend in trade union membership; in fact, reduced or negative membership growth was recorded in virtually all OECD countries, with Finland, Sweden, and Iceland being the only exceptions (Visser, 1991). The link between trade union membership and power has been generally accepted, although researchers have drawn attention to other factors contributing to trade union power, such as trade union leadership (Barnett, 1921;Bernstein, 1954;Bain and Price, 1980).…”

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Determinants of Union Membership: A Review

Riley

1997

Labour

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The recent drastic decline in trade union membership levels in most Western countries has led to renewed interest in the factors which influence the decision of employees to join unions. This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the three main approaches: structural determinism, individual-level analysis, and conceptual models of trade union joining behaviour. Structural determinism is discussed in the context of the Bainian model and its various extensions. In contrast, the diverse findings in the field of individual-union joining behaviour is assessed by drawing on a comprehensive table comprising all variables examined in this area. The first two sections focus exclusively on trade union joining behaviour as the independent variable whereas the third part of the paper uses an individuals' voting behaviour in the USA. This focus was necessary due to the lack of causal models using union joining behaviour as their dependent variable. The author selects two of the most advanced models for a detailed analysis, and relates the findings to the preceding sections.It is the objective of the paper to critically evaluate the three approaches and their contributions towards understanding this complex field of research.

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Determinants of Union Membership: A Review

Riley

1997

Labour

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“…One group of studies was excluded, even though relevant to the issue of union elections, because the researchers did not specifically seek to better understand the election outcome itself. Several of these studies incorporated some data on elections, but they focused primarily on union membership growth (Adams and Krislov, 1974;Ashenfelter and Pencavel, 1969;Bernstein, 1961;Freeman and Medoff, 1979;Hirsch, 1980;Moore and Newman, 1975;Sandver and Heneman, 1981). Other studies in this excluded group used as their dependent variable some proxy for the actual vote or election outcome, such as the intention to vote for representation, the perceived need for unionization, or workers' attitudes toward unions (Allen and Keaveny, 1981;Bigoness, 1978;Feuille and Blandin, 1974;Flango, 1975;Gordon and Long, 1981;Kochan, 1979;Sandver, 1977;Youngblood, DeNisi, and Mobley, 1982).…”

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Predicting the Outcome of Union Certification Elections: A Review of the Literature

Heneman¹,

Sandver²

1983

ILR Review

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This paper reviews the large body of literature examining the outcomes of NLRB certification elections. The authors first review the major patterns of the research conducted to date and then analyze twenty-nine studies in depth. These studies exemplify the range of methodologies used and results obtained within each of the two major kinds of election studies: those analyzing data gathered from individual voters and those analyzing NLRB data on election units. The review concludes with an appraisal of the current state of research on election outcomes and with policy recommendations for labor, management, and government representatives.HE nature and determinants of union membership growth have long occupied a central position in industrial relations research. The conceptual and

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“…Third, part of the military wage differential is attributable to the industries' higher proportion of union members and smaller proportion of women. Unions were particularly successful in organizing military industries during both world wars when management resistance was weak (Bernstein, 1954). This could explain the higher unionization rates existing in military industries today.…”

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A Note on Wage Rates in Defense Industries

Karier

1987

Industrial Relations

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The growth of American unions, 1945–1960

Cited by 27 publications

References 2 publications

Determinants of Union Membership: A Review

Determinants of Union Membership: A Review

Predicting the Outcome of Union Certification Elections: A Review of the Literature

A Note on Wage Rates in Defense Industries

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