Involuntary disputes
When competition for members forces smaller unions to strike
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5722362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agnes Akkerman (0000-0002-6407-7563, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 446-474 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rationality and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-4631 • E-ISSN: 1461-7358 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1043463114546312 |
| OpenAlex | W2095914209 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 36 |
Industrial relations theory has produced two conflicting hypotheses on the effects of multi-unionism on the incidence of industrial conflict. International comparative research proposes that unions organizing the same worker domains are prone to competition, for which industrial conflict is used as a means of propaganda. British economic research claims that unions organizing substitutable workers cooperate and act as one union. This study argues that apparent cooperation is not always voluntary action but is sometimes the result of a loss of autonomy caused by competition and a lack of mobilization power. Micro-level data on industrial action are used to test hypotheses of the conditions for such involuntary participation in labor disputes
Autonomy · Economics · Industrial action · Labor disputes · Labor relations · Labour economics · Law and economics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Industrial Relations
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Worker Substitutability and Patterns of Unionisation
Political Divisions in Organized Labor, 1968-1988
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Industrial Conflict and Unionization
Organizational Rivalry among American Unions
Union Competition and Strikes
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Strike Incidence in British Manufacturing in the 1980s
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| Citations per year | 0.22 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |