Reviews the literature on trade union membership in OECD countries. After considering the ways in which trade union membership is measured, trends in both membership and density since 1970 are examined. When cross‐sectional determinants are considered, density is found to be unrelated to size...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the evidence for trade union renewal in the UK fire service. Its aim is to consider two main questions: “How have union‐management relations and the industrial relations climate been affected by management reforms?” and “To the extent...

Presents the results of a survey which re‐examines the question of which workers choose to belong to unions in the light of recent theoretical developments in the area. However, the results also indicate that various personal and job‐related characteristics are important and this suggests...