Using data on nearly 2 million respondents from the United States and Europe, we show partial correlation between union membership employee job satisfaction is positive statistically significant. This runs counter to findings in seminal work of Freeman Borjas 1970s. For States, association switched negative 2000s. Cohorts with effects over time come dominate those effects. The apparent cohorts ...

The mid-1970's marked a turning point in Italy's industrial relations system . At that time, the system appeared to be a case of pluralism, recognized and supported by the statute of workers' rights (Act 300/1970). The main aspects and institutions of industrial relations remained outside the legal regulation . In fact, trade unions and employers' associations exercised joint power. Trade union...

This Theory into Practice piece uses theoretical underpinnings of Ness as well Cleaver and Sivanandan to explore the role two independent trade unions that emerged in UK mid 2010s, namely Independent Workers Great Britain (IWGB) 2012 United Voices World (UVW) 2014. Despite being relatively small size (each has a membership under 10,000) with few financial resources, they have been praised for t...