State mandatory collective bargaining laws can mean public employees are more likely to participate in politics.

Flavin, Patrick and Hartney, Michael T. (2015) State mandatory collective bargaining laws can mean public employees are more likely to participate in politics. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (25 Feb 2015). Website.

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In many states, Republican Governors have moved to end collective bargaining rights for public employees, with the aim of curtailing their ability to mobilize politically. In new research covering 34 states with mandatory collective bargaining laws, Patrick Flavin and Michael T. Hartney find that these laws can have a large effect on the likelihood that public employees will participate in politics. They say that with the rise of new laws to prevent collective bargaining for state employees, the membership and influence of labor unions is likely to decline.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2015 11:42
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 14:14
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/61195

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