Trade Unions and Economic Performance: The British Evidence

David Metcalf

Chapter 11 in Labour Relations and Economic Performance, 1990, pp 283-303 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Half of all British employees are union members, yet until recently little was known about the impact of unions on pay, productivity, profits and jobs. Fortunately we no longer have to rely on intuition or prejudice. In the last few years there has been a spate of good solid empirical work on the effects of unions. It is now possible to spell out with confidence the influence that unions have on the performance of companies, the economy and on individual welfare.

Keywords: Labour Productivity; Trade Union; Collective Bargaining; Union Member; Industrial Relation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11562-4_11

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