UNISON, British labour union, an affiliate of the Trades Union Congress, the national organization of British trade unions. UNISON was created in 1993 through the merger of several unions, including the National Union of Public Employees (formed 1905) an
Public sector unions represent prominent interest groups, particularly at the state level, engaging in collective bargaining with the potential to significantly influence state financing policies and economic outcomes (e.g., Aidt & Tzannatos, 2002; Freeman & Han, 2012; Kearney, 2010). Prior ...
Public-Sector Unions Choking TaxpayersThe article focuses on the issue about how public-sector unions in the U.S. are supporting politicians by using taxpayers money and granting government employees with huge pensions and health ben...
Govt announces public sector pay rises The general secretaries of four education unions described the 6.5% pay rise as "the largest ever recommendation" from the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) and said they would recommend their members accept it and call off strike action. ...
[D] Public-sector unions seldom get in trouble for their actions 公共部门的工会组织很少因自己的行动而陷入麻烦 There are three reasons for the public-sector unions’ thriving.First, they can shut things down without suffering much in the way of consequences. Second, they are mostly bright and ...
1 PublicSectorUnionsandtheCostsofGovernment SarahF.Anzia GoldmanSchoolofPublicPolicy UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley sanzia@berkeley.edu and TerryM.Moe DepartmentofPoliticalScience StanfordUniversity tmoe@stanford.edu ThisDraft:June,2014 Abstract:PublicsectorunionsaremajorinterestgroupsinAmericanpolitics,buttheyare...
Public-Sector Unions 来自 EconPapers 喜欢 0 阅读量: 145 作者: C Edwards 摘要: Labor unions play a diminishing role in the private sector, but they still claim a large share of the public-sector workforce. Public-sector unions are important to examine because they have a major influence ...
The announcement comes at the end of a week when three of the largest public sector unions voted to strike over government proposals to reform public sector pensions. Up to 750,000 public sector workers including teachers and lecturers willstage the largest walk out in nearly a decade on June...
No. 61 • March 2010 Public-Sector Unions by Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute Labor unions play a diminishing role in the private sector, but they still claim a large share of the public-sector workforce. Public-sector unions are important to examine because they...
It calls for “pay restoration in the public sector” to be “a key feature of our campaigning with the new government”. Labourhas close links to the unions, which founded the political party more than a century ago to represent workers. But demands for higher pay would clash with minister...