Title

Strikers and Subsidies: The Influence of Government Transfer Programs on Strike Activity

Year

1989

Abstract

The authors assess laws governing striker eligibility for government transfers, finding evidence linking UI payments to strike activity.

Contents

  1. Setting the Stage
  2. Unemployment Compensation in Labor Disputes: Part I
  3. Unemployment Compensation in Labor Disputes: Part II
  4. Welfare in Labor Disputes
  5. Government Transfer Programs and Strike Theories: Designing an Empirical Test
  6. An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Government Transfer Programs on Strike Activity
  7. What is the Proper Policy?

Sponsorship

Supported by a grant by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

ISBN

9780880990790 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

EMPLOYMENT and COMPENSATION; Unions and collective bargaining