We consider a model of international unions where countries have heterogeneous preferences for integration and their integration decisions are strategic complements. We analyze equilibrium integration under different integration protocols and characterize the preferences of countries over...

Labor unions' greatest potential for political influence likely arises from their direct connection to millions of individuals at the workplace. There, they may change the ideological positions of both unionizing workers and their non-unionizing management. In this paper, we analyze the...

Although frequently considered an independent and opposing force to capital, modern labor unions face many of the same pressures as businesses. Using a novel sample of union financial statements, we document that unions behave like corporations in a variety of ways. Unions often have...

The Journal of Labor Research 20th anniversary symposium review of What Do Unions Do? offers a unique opportunity to examine how the claims made in the book have fared in ensuing research and to ponder what parts of the book I would change if I could. This paper responds to the 18 critical...