The effect of unionization on productivity is examined in this paper using time-series data on selected establishments … light on the question of how unionization affects productivity. The empirical results support the conclusion that … the gain in productivity derives from a series of extensive changes in management personnel and procedure. These …

This paper examines the effect of unions on productivity within a sample of publicly and privately owned hospitals and … nursing homes to determine whether public ownership influences union behavior. The results show that the productivity of union …-nonunion productivity difference are generally positive but very imprecise …