Why have workers stopped joining unions? The rise in never-membership in Britain

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-92

  Bryson, Alex ^a   Gomez, Rafael ^a  

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EID: 16644396997     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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