Collective bargaining in small firms: preliminary evidence of fundamental change. From: Industrial and Labor Relations Review | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel; McHugh, Patrick; Power, Donald | COPYRIGHT 1996 Cornell University, ILR Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This analysis of 481 negotiations in Michigan over the period 1987-91 suggests that fundamental changes may have occurred recently in collective bargaining in small firms. Only 33% of the negotiations conformed to the traditional model of arm's-length collective bargaining; the balance involved either highly contentious or highly cooperative relations. Further, in only one-sixth (17%) of the cases was the contract settled within one week before or after the contract expiration. Delays were mo...

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