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The Impact of Collective Bargaining Legislation on Strike Activity and Wage Settlements
Published: 4 June 2014
´¡³Ü³Ù³ó´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýCampolieti, Michele; ±á±ð²ú»å´Ç²Ô,Ìý¸é´Ç²ú±ð°ù³Ù; Dachis, Benjamin
±Ê³Ü²ú±ô¾±³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
Abstract:
We examine the effects of collective bargaining legislation, such as (among others) bans on replacement workers and reinstatement rights, on private sector strike activity and wage settlements using Canadian data from 1978 to 2008. Our estimates indicate that this legislation does not have a statistically significant effect on the incidence of strikes. However, we do find that some of the policy variables have a statistically significant effect on strike duration and wage settlements.