Union Structure, Internal Control, and Strike Activity

Roomkin, Myron

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“…Research at the micro-level has revealed associations between strike activity and the rate of unemployment at the economic sector, industry, firm, union, region and local levels. Strike frequency has been found to be conditioned by industry and regional unemployment rates (McConnell, 1990), by industry and local labour market conditions (Tracy, 1986), and union structural characteristics (Roomkin, 1976;Zetka, 1996).…”

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Militant rhetoric and the business cycle: the case of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization

Kinsey

2006

Industrial Relations J

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Militant rhetoric and the business cycle: the case of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization

Kinsey

2006

Industrial Relations J

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“…Studies on the influence of administrative structure have focused primarily on organizational-level variables (e.g., financial performance, extent of strike activity, national union effectiveness; Fiorito et al, 1991;Fiorito, Jarley, & Delaney, 1995;Fiorito, Stepina, & Jarley, 1997;Roomkin, 1976). However, Downloaded by [Nanyang Technological University] at 00:12 16 June 2016 results associated with these studies are generally weak.…”

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A Discriminant Validity Study of Aggregate-Level Constructs and Measures of Local Union Formalization, Centralization, and Innovation

Mellor

Mathieu

1999

The Journal of Psychology

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“…On the other hand, Roomkin (1976) found that central union internal control reduced strike incidence. In addition, Crispo (1967) argued that international unions are not systematically different from national unions in Canada.…”

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The Effect of Multinational Institutions on Strike Activity in Canada

Budd¹

1994

ILR Review

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The author estimates the influence of foreign corporate ownership and international unionism on strike activity in Canadian manufacturing between 1965 and 1985, controlling for several other determinants of strike activity that were largely ignored in previous studies. He finds, contrary to the results of other studies, that the incidence and duration of strikes did not differ significantly between foreign-owned and domestically owned firms or between international and national unions. Strike incidence was significantly lower, however, among unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO than among unions affiliated with a Canadian federation.Few would deny that multinational corporations are of vast importance in today's global economy. Exactly how these corporations affect labor relations in an individual country, however, is not well understood. Moreover, how labor should respond to multinational corporations is a contentious question. Some labor advocates strongly argue that an international response by organized labor-action coordinated across international union locals-is necessary if organized labor is to be an effective representative of workers. Yet, there has been little research on the difference between national unions and international unions, that is, between unions

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Union Structure, Internal Control, and Strike Activity

Cited by 17 publications

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Militant rhetoric and the business cycle: the case of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization

Militant rhetoric and the business cycle: the case of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization

A Discriminant Validity Study of Aggregate-Level Constructs and Measures of Local Union Formalization, Centralization, and Innovation

The Effect of Multinational Institutions on Strike Activity in Canada

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