This paper argues that public sector labor relations is best understood in a framework that focuses on unions' ability … effects of public sector unions on wages are likely to have been underestimated; (3) public sector unions have a somewhat … different effect on wage structures than do private sector unions; (4) compulsory arbitration reduces strikes with no clearcut …

1990 the proportion of British establishments which recognised manual or non-manual trade unions for collective bargaining … conjunction with recent changes in the nature of employment in the British labour market, seem to paint a bleak picture for unions …

unionism on economic behavior. We reach three basic conclusions. First, unions and collective bargaining have real economic … concern. Finally, on the basis of these findings we conclude that the search for an understanding of what unions do requires …

productivity so the paper examines the link between unions and productivity finding only a small association by the end of the 1990 …