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The effect of unions on productivity: An analysis of the cattle kill floor

Cattle kill floor operations were analyzed using sample data to determine the impacts of unionism on productivity at the plant level. No significant union effect either negative or positive was found, possibly because of the limited union role in setting wages and the wide variation in personnel practices irrespective of the union status of the plants. Large productivity differences observed among the sample firms require other explanations.
Year of publication:
1987
Authors: McDowell, Susan ; Lesser, William
Published in:
Agribusiness. - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISSN 0742-4477. - Vol. 3.1987, 3, p. 273-280
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Type of publication: Article
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