The Statutory Union Recognition Procedure in the Employment Relations Bill: A Comparative Analysis

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-245

  Wood, Stephen ^b   Godard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033422063     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00125     Document Type: Article

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