Union amalgamations and the decline in union density

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-52

  Wooden, Mark ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0343612328     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002218569904100102     Document Type: Article

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