When Public Sector Workers Unionize.

When Public Sector Workers Unionize.

In the 1980s, public sector unionism has become the most vibrant component of the American labor movement. What does this new "look" of organized labor mean for the economy? Do labor-management relations in the public sector mirror patterns in the private, or do they introduce a novel para...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freeman, Richard
Other Authors: Ichniowski, Casey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988.
Series:National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
Subjects:
Collective bargaining > Government employees > United States > Congresses.
Government employee unions > Law and legislation > United States > Congresses.
Government employee unions > United States > Congresses.
Collective bargaining > Government employees
Government employee unions
Government employee unions > Law and legislation
United States
Conference papers and proceedings
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Summary:In the 1980s, public sector unionism has become the most vibrant component of the American labor movement. What does this new "look" of organized labor mean for the economy? Do labor-management relations in the public sector mirror patterns in the private, or do they introduce a novel paradigm onto the labor scene? What can the private sector learn from the success of collective bargaining in the public?. Contributors to When Public Sector Workers Unionize?which was developed from the NBER's program on labor studies?examine these and other questions using newly collected data on publ.
Physical Description:1 online resource (444 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographies and index.
ISBN:9780226261836
0226261832
9786611223458
6611223452
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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