EMPLOYER-INITIATED ELECTIONS, 1968-1992

Authors
SCOTT C HESTER K ARNOLD E
Citation
C. Scott et al., EMPLOYER-INITIATED ELECTIONS, 1968-1992, Journal of labor research, 18(2), 1997, pp. 315-331
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Industrial Relations & Labor
Journal title
Journal of labor research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01953613
Volume
18
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
315 - 331
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-3613(1997)18:2<315:EE1>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
In 1968, employers filed 1,091 petitions resulting in 377 elections, 4 2.4 percent of which unions won. In 1992, the most recent year for whi ch data are available, employers filed 247 petitions, 66 elections wer e held, and the union victory rate was less than 25 percent. This rese arch examines both the legal environment and the activity levels of em ployer-initiated (RM) elections over the past 25 years.