Labor law reform and the role of delay in union organizing: Empirical evidence from Canada

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-58

  Campolieti, Michele ^a   Riddell, Chris ^b   Slinn, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 36448962379     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390706100102     Document Type: Article

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