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Spillover effects of unionisation on non-members' well-being

Haile, Getinet Astatike; Bryson, Alex; White, Michael - 2014

The paper investigates whether unionisation has a spillover effect on wellbeing by comparing non-members in union and non-union workplaces. To this end, it adapts the social custom model of trade unions and goes on to conduct empirical analyses using linked employer-employee data and alternative...

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Unions and the economic basis of attitudes

White, Michael; Bryson, Alex - 2016

Unions make differences to employee satisfaction that correspond to their effects on individual economic advantage. Panel data reveal how changes in economic circumstance and changes in job satisfaction are linked to changes in union coverage. When individuals move into a union covered job they...

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UK trades unions and the problems of collective action

Willman, Paul; Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - 2016

understand the management of first and second order collective action problems. First order problems refer to the problems of … initiating collective action and second order problems refer to the management of collective action organisations. Unions are … presented to illustrate the cost disease problem and to suggest options for its management. …

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Explaining cross-national variation in workplace employee representation

Forth, John; Bryson, Alex; George, Anitha - 2016

Across Europe, there are many differing opinions on whether workplace employee representation should be encouraged or discouraged. Yet there is very little evidence on the variations in workplace employee representation across Europe or the reasons for this. We use a workplace survey covering 27...

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Worker representation

Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - 2022

We define worker representation, identify the factors that determine demand for it among workers and employers, discuss difficulties in supplying worker representation, and reflect on the implications of worker representation for worker welfare and the behavior and performance of employers.

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What Effect Do Unions Have on Wages Now and Would 'What Do Unions Do' Be Surprised?

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - 2021

We explore the various claims made by Freeman and Medoff (FM) in their famous book What do unions do? about the impact of unions on wages and update them with new and better data. The main findings are as follows. 1) Private sector union wage premium is lower today than it was in the 1970s. 2)...

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Do public subsidies of union membership increase union membership rates?

Barth, Erling; Bryson, Alex; Dale-Olsen, Harald - 2020

Using administrative linked employer-employee data for Norway we estimate the impact of changes in tax subsidies for union membership on individuals' membership probabilities. Increased subsidisation of the union good increases union take-up, while increased union fees reduce the demand for...

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The persistence of union membership within the coalfields of Britain

Beynon, Huw; Blakely, Helen; Bryson, Alex; Davies, Rhys - 2020

Spatial variance in union membership has been attributed to the favourable attitudes that persist in areas with an historical legacy of trade unionism. Within the UK, villages and towns located in areas once dominated coalmining remain among the strongest and durable bases for the trade union...

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Gender differences in the union wage premium? : a comparative case study

Bryson, Alex; Dale-Olsen, Harald; Nergaard, Kristine - 2016

Trade unions have transformed from male-dominated organisations rooted in manufacturing to majority-female organisations serving predominantly white-collar workers, often in the public sector. Adopting a comparative case study approach using nationally representative linked employer-employee...

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The "good workplace" : the role of joint consultative committees, unions and HR policies in employee ratings of workplaces in Britain

Barry, Michael P.; Bryson, Alex; Gómez, Rafael; … - 2018

consultation systems at the workplace and employee satisfaction, accounting for possible interactions with union and management … and high-involvement management. This is the first time - to the authors' knowledge - that comprehensive measures of …

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