Ideological connections between the state, political systems, and industrial relations have long been important. But the influence of the structural nature of a country’s political system on trade union membership, coverage, and influence has been largely overlooked. We uniquely theorize three...

The prevalence of labor unions have declined post-WWII, and this paper examines whether globalization is a contributing factor. Offshoring jobs abroad may change the composition of domestic firms and employment and thus reduce union density. Alternatively, a firms' ability to offshore may erode...

In response to public-sector collective-bargaining conflict in Wisconsin and other states, Employment Policy Researcher Network researchers wrote a white paper, "Getting it Right: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications from Research on Public-Sector Unionism and Collective Bargaining."

The rise of globalism has allowed businesses to expand their chains of production across the world and forced them to compete internationally. This expansion of competition has also extended to the labor market, as workers must now often compete with other workers from around the globe. This...

Globalization has led to union decline almost universally across the world's capitalist democracies. But despite globalization, global labor unions have been able to sign International Framework Agreements (“IFAs”) with more than 110 multinational corporations that cover about 9 million...

The world economy is truly an international one. Technological advances in transportation and communications have eliminated many of the geographic barriers to trade and systems of production. Accompanying this change in product markets has been the globalization of labor markets, which means...

This working paper provides an overview of government and trade union responses to the economic crisis in the financial sector. It provides a comparative presentation of trade union and government responses to the crisis with particular emphasis on the country-specific conditions and practices...

Gewerkschaften wird häufig ein baldiges Verschwinden prophezeit. Sie wären das Opfer von Strukturwandel, Globalisierung, dezentralisierten Tarifverhandlungen und veränderten Einstellungen der Arbeitnehmer. Doch sind eher der demografische Wandel, die schwierige Rekrutierung junger...