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Do economic conditions influence union activism behaviour?

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  • David Angrave

    (York Management School, University of York, UK)

  • Andy Charlwood

    (Loughborough University, UK)

  • Ian Greenwood

    (Leeds University Business School, UK)

Abstract

This article develops and tests the theory that union activism is related to economic conditions using a nationally representative panel of workers from the UK. Results suggest that a fall in real wages of two percentage points and a three percentage point increase in the unemployment rate are both associated with a one-tenth increase in the probability that a ‘benchmark’ worker will become a union activist (albeit from a low base). This relationship is largely explained by the behaviour of workers in highly unionized sectors.

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  • David Angrave & Andy Charlwood & Ian Greenwood, 2017. "Do economic conditions influence union activism behaviour?," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 38(2), pages 344-369, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:38:y:2017:i:2:p:344-369
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X15571641
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