In Germany, employers used to pay union members and non-members in a plant the same union wage in order to prevent workers from joining unions. Using recent administrative data, we investigate which workers in firms covered by collective bargaining agreements still individually benefit from...

Gewerkschaften haben es nicht leicht. Jahrelange Mitgliederverluste und immer weniger Betriebe mit Tarifbindung erfordern einen Strategiewechsel. Oft sehen sie sich gezwungen, mühselig Betrieb für Betrieb zu erschließen. Marcel Thiel untersucht den innovativen Ansatz der...

When trade unionists in the US look backward, they see better times. During the golden age of American capitalism, 1945-1974, the leading firms in the most important sectors of the economy—steel, automobiles, and electrical equipment manufacturing—were union and paid relatively high wages....

In this book chapter, I attempt to provide an economic analysis of the positive influences of unions on efficiency, equity and the governance of society, as well as an economic rationale for the regulation of collective bargaining to promote equity in bargaining power and industrial peace. This...

Why aren't workplaces better designed for women? We show that changing the priorities of those who set workplace policies can create female-friendly jobs. Starting in 2015, Brazil's largest trade union federation made women central to its bargaining agenda. Neither establishments nor workers...

Employees are one of the most important stakeholders in organisations but their interests are often neglected by employers, particularly from the perspective of trade unionism that plays an essential role in safeguarding employee interests. Currently, the existing legislation has discouraged...