Union Reach, the ‘Representation Gap’ and the Prospects for Unionism in New Zealand

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-216

  Haynes, Peter ^a   Boxall, Peter ^a   Macky, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; representation gap; union membership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992792128     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185606062831     Document Type: Article

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