A quantitative assessment of the effect of first contract arbitration on bargaining relationships

• Autores: Bradley R. Weinberg
• Localización: Industrial Relations: A journal of Economy and Society, ISSN-e 1468-232X, Vol. 54, Nº. 3, 2015, págs. 449-477
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article investigates first contract arbitration's (FCA) capacity to foster bargaining relationships and deter misconduct by analyzing its effect on decertifications. Using time-series cross-sectional (TSCS) analysis with data from nine Canadian provinces over a four-decade period, it shows: (1) FCA correlates with 20 to 37 percent fewer decertifications in provinces that have an FCA provision relative to those that do not; (2) of the various types of FCA, the automatic and fault forms have the most robust effect on decertifications while the mediation-arbitration form may have the largest effect on decertifications; and (3) the effect of FCA is heightened in the presence of card-check certification such that the best results for fostering bargaining relationships may be found in the presence of both policies