Trading places: employers, unions and the manufacture of voice
"Using nationally representative workplace data for Britain we show that over the last quarter century union voice – especially union-only voice – has been associated with poorer climate, more industrial action, poorer financial performance and poorer labour productivity than nonunion voice and...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19291216124910194989-Trading-places-employers,-unio.htm |
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| author | Willman, Paul Gomez, Rafael Bryson, Alex |
| author_facet | Willman, Paul Gomez, Rafael Bryson, Alex |
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| description | "Using nationally representative workplace data for Britain we show that over the last quarter century union voice – especially union-only voice – has been associated with poorer climate, more industrial action, poorer financial performance and poorer labour productivity than nonunion voice and, in particular, direct voice. On the other hand, union-based voice regimes have experienced lower quit rates than non-union and “no voice” regimes, as theory predicts. Over that time, while the workplace incidence of voice has remained constant, with roughly 8 workplaces out of 10 providing some form of voice, there has been a big shift from union to non-union voice, particularly direct employer-made voice. Thus employers are prepared generally to bear the costs of voice provision and manifest a reluctance to engage with their workforce without voice mechanisms in place. The associations between non-union voice mechanisms and desirable workplace outcomes suggest that these costs may be lower than the benefits voice generates." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | United Kingdom |
| id | 19291216124910194989_8e79051fb6a24d8c9eda224621da92ac |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19291216124910194989_8e79051fb6a24d8c9eda224621da92ac |
| is_hierarchy_title | Trading places: employers, unions and the manufacture of voice |
| language | English |
| physical | 32 p. Digital |
| publishDate | 2008 |
| publisher | London LSE |
| spellingShingle | Willman, Paul Gomez, Rafael Bryson, Alex labour relations statistics trade union role workers representation Trading places: employers, unions and the manufacture of voice |
| title | Trading places: employers, unions and the manufacture of voice |
| topic | labour relations statistics trade union role workers representation |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19291216124910194989-Trading-places-employers,-unio.htm |