Upjohn Research

Title

Union Organizing and Public Policy: Failure to Secure First Contracts

Authors

William N. Cooke, University of Michigan

Year

1985

Abstract

Investigates factors that explain why 25-30 percent of the time unions fail to obtain collective bargaining agreements after winning the right to negotiate.

Contents

1. Evolution of the National Labor Relations Act
2. The National Labor Relations Board
3. An Empirical Investigation of First-Contract Negotiation Outcomes
4. Policy Implications and Recommendations
5. Summary and Conclusions

Citation

Cooke, William N. 1985. Union Organizing and Public Policy: Failure to Secure First Contracts. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

9780880990271 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Unions and collective bargaining