Mefford, Robert N. - In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review 40 (1986) 1, pp. 105-114
This paper examines the effect of unions on productivity in 31 plants of a large multinational firm in the years 1975-82. The plants, 60% of which are unionized, all produce a similar line of products using material-intensive, labor-intensive, low-technology methods. Results obtained by...