Willman, Paul and Bryson, Alex
(2007)
Union organization in Great Britain.
CEPDP,
774.
Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
ISBN 0753019914
Abstract
Union membership and density in Britain has experienced substantial decline since 1979. The fall in private sector membership and density has been much greater than in the public sector. The size of the union sector, measured by employer recognition, has shrunk. Membership decline has been accompanied by financial decline. Much of the decline occurred before 1997, under Conservative governments. Since 1997 and the return of a Labour government, the position has in some respects stabilized. Currently, unions have a substantially reduced economic impact, but a continued, if limited, role in workplace communication and grievance handling, often as part of a voice regime including non union elements.
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Monograph
(Discussion Paper)
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| Official URL: |
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| Additional Information: |
© 2007 the authors |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
British trade unions, union structure, union membership |
| Library of Congress subject classification: |
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: |
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J51 - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J54 - Producer Cooperatives; Labor Managed Firms
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J53 - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining |
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Collections > Economists Online
Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
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http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| Identification Number: |
774 |
| URL: |
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/19762/ |
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