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Multi‐unionism, size of bargaining group and strikes
Author(s) -
Metcalf David,
Wadsworth Jonathan,
Ingram Peter
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00656.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , collective bargaining , group (periodic table) , labour economics , business , political science , economics , law , chemistry , organic chemistry
Two widely accepted stereotypes about strikes in British manufacturing industry are analysed using newly available data on some 5,000 pay contract negotiations. First, the reason why large workplaces have more strikes than others is examined. Second, the association between multi‐unionism and strikes is elaborated.