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Collective Bargaining in Small Firms: Preliminary Evidence of Fundamental Change

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  • Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
  • Patrick McHugh
  • Donald Power

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This analysis of 481 negotiations in Michigan over the period 1987–91 suggests that fundamental changes may have occurred recently in collective bargaining in small firms. Only 33% of the negotiations conformed to the traditional model of arm's-length collective bargaining; the balance involved either highly contentious or highly cooperative relations. Further, in only one-sixth (17%) of the cases was the contract settled within one week before or after the contract expiration. Delays were more common and longer in negotiations in which settlements were implemented unilaterally by management over labor's objections than in cases involving strikes. Concessions figured prominently in the majority of the negotiations in the sample, with a shift from wage to benefit concessions occurring during the period examined.

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  • Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld & Patrick McHugh & Donald Power, 1996. "Collective Bargaining in Small Firms: Preliminary Evidence of Fundamental Change," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 49(2), pages 195-212, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:49:y:1996:i:2:p:195-212
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    1. Sue Williamson & Michael O’Donnell & Cameron Roles, 2016. "Bargaining over Australian public service cuts: Do forcing strategies work?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(1), pages 46-63, March.
    2. Manuel A. Utset, 2023. "Time-Inconsistent Bargaining and Cross-Commitments," Games, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-21, April.

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