Union mergers is the U.S. and abroad

Chaison, Gary N.

doi:10.1007/s12122-004-1006-9

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“…This situation may even result in a reduction of the number of members. In many labour union confederations, for instance, increasing similarities between members have led to numerous mergers among them (Chaison 2004).…”

Section: Weak or Strong Meta-organizations?mentioning

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How Much do Meta-Organizations Affect Their Members?

Ahrne

Brunsson

2012

Weltorganisationen

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Section: Weak or Strong Meta-organizations?mentioning

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How Much do Meta-Organizations Affect Their Members?

Ahrne

Brunsson

2012

Weltorganisationen

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“…The so-called super-unions (or mega-unions) are huge unions that are initially formed by amalgamations and subsequently grow through absorptions of smaller unions into their industry or occupational divisions (Chaison 1996(Chaison , 2004. Super-unions develop in labor movements which promote mergers as natural steps in the evolution of unions and as the cure for multi-unionism (the presence of a large number of small unions) (Chaison 1986;Waddington 2005a).…”

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Union Mergers: The New Interest and Some Old Questions

Chaison

2010

Employ Respons Rights J

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When the merged union UNITE HERE was recently torn apart by internal dissent, the labor movement's attention turned to some longstanding questions about how union mergers are negotiated, why some fail and others succeed, how members are affected by merger, and how the big, diverse unions created by mergers-the super-unionsmanage to stay intact. This article addresses these questions, arguing throughout that little is actually known about the union merger process and outcomes. In doing so, it also suggests that some union mergers, such as the one forming UNITE HERE, may not always make sense and that bigger unions created by mergers are not necessarily better unions.

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“…In the process of choosing a merger partner, many barriers must be overcome. In most cases, merger negotiations are challenged by internal factors such as institutional differences or opposition from representatives or the membership (Chaison, 1996(Chaison, , 2004. Opposition can originate from the representatives, and then quickly spread to the membership who may, for example, feel that their interests will be submerged in the new union.…”

Section: The Merger Processmentioning

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Getting members on board: democratic issues in union merger negotiations

2008

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Union mergers is the U.S. and abroad

Cited by 18 publications

References 45 publications

How Much do Meta-Organizations Affect Their Members?

How Much do Meta-Organizations Affect Their Members?

Union Mergers: The New Interest and Some Old Questions

Getting members on board: democratic issues in union merger negotiations

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