Accounting for collective action: resource acquisition and mobilization in British unions

Paul Willman and Alex Bryson

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Abstract: The paper uses two data sources to map trends in resource availability for trade unions in Britain. Union resources exist on the one hand in the form of subscription income and accumulated assets shown in union accounts and, on the other, establishment level resources provided by employers and union members. The paper documents a substantial decline in both forms of resource across the period 1990 -2004 and attempts to explain both the reasons for this decline and its consequences for employee representation in Britain.

Keywords: Union; membership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J3 J31 J50 J51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2006-12
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Working Paper: Accounting for Collective Action: Resource Acquisition and Mobilization in British Unions (2006)
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