This article uses the metaphor of a social contract to review the evolution of American unions
and their effects—especially in the variations in their quality—on firm employment strategies …

The immediate impact of the collective voice model on research into the economic
consequences of unions is hard to exaggerate. Up to the publication of What Do Unions Do …

The starting point for any realistic assessment of what labor organizations can do for
American workers is recognition that the traditional union model of organizing workers …

This chapter explores how employee voice and partnership contribute to the goals of HRM. It
consists of three main sections. Given the contested nature of HRM, we begin Section 2 by …

From administrating payroll to providing incentives and opportunities for workplace
involvement, the management of employees occurs across many dimensions. When …

Summary and Concluding Observations Employee voice through unions is manifest in
various ways in the public sector including unionization itself, strikes, political activity, and …

Non-wage forms of compensation are monetary and non-monetary items used to attract,
retain, motivate, and reward employees above and beyond traditional wage and salary …

The labor movement in the United States has its roots deep in the soil of worker discontent
over grueling working conditions, low pay, and indifference of bosses, who profited from …

After more than two decades of a changing economy, the emerging consensus is that
American competitiveness relies on developing more flexible and democratic systems of …

Employer demand for voice organizations is severely constrained in the US by a National
Labor Relations Act section that outlaws company unions and their functional counterparts …