The Locus of Union Control in Collective Bargaining

Joseph Shister

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1946, vol. 60, issue 4, 513-545

Abstract: Problem and plan of the paper, 513. — I. National control of bargaining at the subordinate level: historical, 514; nature of the control, (a) formal constitutional limitations, 515; (b) intervention of the National office, 517. — determining factors of National control: structure of the product market, 520; non-market forces, 523. — Effects of National control, 524. — II. Formulation of demands: importance, 529; the local level, 529; the regional level, 530; the National level, 531. — III. The negotiating personnel and its powers: make-up of the personnel, 532; powers of the negotiators, 537; analytical implications, (1) "soundness" of bargains, 539; (2) other relevant variables, 540; (3) sub-committees, 541. — IV. Cooperative action among unions, 542. — Summary and conclusions, 544.

Date: 1946
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