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UNION AND EMPLOYER TACTICS IN ONTARIO ORGANISING CAMPAIGNS

Abstract

Cluster analysis is applied to the union and employer tactics used in a sample of Ontario organising campaigns to identify the combinations of tactics or strategies that are used most often. Seven union organising strategies and five employer resistance strategies are revealed. Contingency table analysis shows that the union and employer strategies are not independent of one another. More active campaigns by one side (in terms of more tactics used) are met by more active campaigns by the other side. Regression analysis is used to estimate the effects of the strategies on the outcome of the organising campaign. The most active strategies, including intensive communication with workers and worker committees, work best for the employers. For unions, strategies emphasising personal communication through house calls are the most effective.

Authors

Martinello FF; Yates C

Series

Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations

Volume

13

Pagination

pp. 157-190

Publisher

Emerald

Publication Date

December 30, 2004

DOI

10.1016/s0742-6186(04)13006-0
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