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Police recognition strikes: Illegal and ill-fated - Journal of Labor Research

  • ️Ichniowski, Casey
  • ️Wed Jun 01 1988

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between strike activity by nonunion public employees and unionization. This study examines strike activity and unionization rates of some 600 nonunion municipal police departments from 1972 to 1978 and finds that recognition strikes occur primarily where bargaining laws provide little or no protection of bargaining rights for municipal police. These strikes, however, do not help nonunion police gain recognition.

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  1. Columbia University, 10027, New York, NY

    Casey Ichniowski

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The author thanks John Delaney for helpful comments on this paper.

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Ichniowski, C. Police recognition strikes: Illegal and ill-fated. Journal of Labor Research 9, 183–197 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685240

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  • Issue Date: June 1988

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685240

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