The Hangover

The Lasting Impact of Early Conflict on the Duration of Bargaining Relationships

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3333930
AutoresBradley R Weinberg (0000-0002-6525-9924, Bradley R. Weinberg is an Assistant Professor of Employment Relations at Queen’s University., autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen71
Número3
Páginas625-646
Fecha de publicación2018-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0019793917732970
OpenAlexW2755932355
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas29

Although studies have shown that employer opposition negatively affects the likelihood of success at the certification and first-contract stages, there is little to no indication of what the long-term impact of such opposition might be for relationships that successfully conclude a first agreement. Using survival analysis on nearly three decades of data from Ontario, this article investigates whether relationships that experience early conflict encounter a "hangover"-a heightened likelihood of dissolution-that extends into the representation phase of the process, meaning beyond the settlement of the first agreement. Using unfair labor practice charges and first contract arbitration applications as proxies for conflict, the author finds evidence of a hangover for relationships that exhibit a turbulent start. Further, findings suggest that relationships that experience this early conflict also have a higher likelihood of dissolution throughout the entire relationship

Arbitration · Demographic economics · Economics · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology