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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants ; a comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain

Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2009

Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …

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Slip sliding away : further union decline in Germany and Britain

Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2010

changes in collective bargaining and worker representation in the private sector in Germany and Britain over the period 1998 …, the decline in collective bargaining is more pronounced in Britain than in Germany, thus continuing a trend apparent since …

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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

Using new, rich data on a representative sample of British workers, we examine the relationship between joint consultation systems at the workplace and employee satisfaction, accounting for possible interactions with union and management-led high-commitment strategies. We focus on non-union...

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The twin track model of employee voice : an Anglo-American perspective on union decline and the rise of alternative forms of voice

Bryson, Alex; Freeman, Richard B.; Gómez, Rafael; … - 2017

We present a simple framework for analyzing decline in union voice in the Anglo-American world and its replacement by non-union, often direct, forms of worker voice. We argue that it is a decline in the in-flow to unionisation among employers and workers, rather than an increase in the outflow...

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Unionization of retired workers in Europe

Pyka, Vinzenz; Schnabel, Claus - 2023

We shed light on an understudied group: retirees in unions. Using representative individual-level data of 19 European countries, we find that the share of retirees in unions and the union density of retirees increased between 2008 and 2020. Econometric analyses indicate that on average retired...

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Union membership and age : the inverted u-shape hypothesis under test

Schnabel, Claus (contributor); Wagner, Joachim (contributor) - 2008

intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our … taken for granted. -- Unionization ; age ; inverted U-shape ; Germany …

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Changes in bargaining status and intra-plant wage dispersion in Germany : a case of (almost) plus ça change?

Addison, John T.; Kölling, Arnd; Teixeira, Paulino - 2014

exact contribution of deununionization is a matter of debate, perhaps no more so than in Germany, our case study. The … Germany more generally. …

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Centralized vs. decentralized wage formation : the role of firms' production technology

Hirsch, Boris; Merkl, Christian; Müller, Steffen; … - 2014

setting due to labor cost and straitjacket effects. As firms in Germany are allowed to choose their wage formation regime, we … test these two hypotheses with representative establishment data for West Germany. We find that establishments with …

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Unions, works councils and plant closings in Germany

Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Kölling, Arnd - 2002

This paper present paper provides the first results for Germany on the impact of works councils and collective … encourage a sanguine view of recent legislation in Germany that facilitates the formation of works councils and strengthens …

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The (parlous) state of German unions

Addison, John T. (contributor); Schnabel, Claus (contributor) - 2006

German considerations (such as the transition process in post-communist Eastern Germany) and sustained intervals of classic …

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