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Author Chaison, Gary N.

Title Union mergers in hard times : the view from five countries / Gary N. Chaison
Published Ithaca ; London : ILR Press, 1996

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Description xviii, 248 pages ; 23 cm
Series Cornell international industrial and labor relations reports ; no. 31
Cornell international industrial and labor relations reports ; no. 31
Contents 1. Introduction: The Union Merger Process -- 2. The United States: Merging for Growth and Survival -- 3. Canada: New Pressures and Possibilities -- 4. Great Britain: The Merger Tradition Continues -- 5. Australia: Rationalization through Amalgamation -- 6. New Zealand: In the Aftermath of the 1,000-Member Rule -- 7. Conclusions: The Merger Option in Hard Times -- App. 1. Union Mergers in the United States, 1980-1994 -- App. 2. Union Mergers in Canada, 1980-1993 -- App. 3. Union Mergers in Great Britain, 1980-1993 -- App. 4. Union Mergers in Australia, 1980-1994 -- App. 5. Union Mergers in New Zealand, 1986-1993
Analysis Australia overseas comparisons
Canada
Great Britain
New Zealand
Trade union amalgamation
United States
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-242) and index
Notes English
Subject Labor unions -- Mergers -- Case studies.
LC no. 96028101
ISBN 0801433304
0801483808