Using an experimental design, the author examines the impact of AFL-CIO political education outreach on union members' perception of, and preferences for, political candidates in three 1996 Wisconsin congressional races. Contrary to the rational voter model, results show that a direct...

In this article, I investigate the effect that the communication of an anti-union message delivered by faculty union opponents and the university administration had on a recent faculty union organizing drive at Illinois State University. Specifically, I argue that the Illinois State University...

This research examines the mediation process in the labor relations context to identify the determinants of mediators' tactics. First, data collected from secondary sources, informal networking with dispute resolution professionals, participant observation of new mediator training sessions, and...