Trade Union Membership and Influence 1999 - 2009
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This paper analyses the continued decline of trade unions in Britain and examines the possible implications for workers, employers, and unions themselves. Membership of trade unions declined precipitously in the 1980s and 1990s. The rate of decline has slowed in the most recent decade, but we find that unions remain vulnerable to further erosion of their membership and influence. Acknowledgements: The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Nuffield Foundation (grant ref. OPD/37358).
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