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Trade Union Membership in Britain, 1980–1987: Unemployment and Restructuring

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  • Jeremy Waddington, 1992. "Trade Union Membership in Britain, 1980–1987: Unemployment and Restructuring," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 30(2), pages 287-324, June.
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    4. Richard Disney & Amanda Gosling & Stephen Machin, 1994. "British Unions in Decline: An Examination of the 1980s Fall in Trade Union Recognition," NBER Working Papers 4733, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    5. Stephen Machin, 2000. "Union Decline in Britain," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 38(4), pages 631-645, December.
    6. Milner, S., 1994. "Charting the coverage of collective pay setting institutions 1895-1990," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 20801, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    8. Rachel Bailey, 1994. "Annual Review Article 1993: British Public Sector Industrial Relations," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 32(1), pages 113-136, March.
    9. Francis Green & Stephen Machin & David Wilkinson, 1999. "Trade Unions and Training Practices in British Workplaces," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 52(2), pages 179-195, January.
    10. Jeremy Waddington & Allan Kerr, 2015. "Joining UNISON: does the reform of a union organising strategy change how members perceive their recruitment?," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(3), pages 187-207, May.
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    17. Mark Baimbridge & Philip Whyman & Claire Simpson, 1997. "Trade union membership density: the case of the AUT," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(9), pages 541-545.

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