TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Jr., Scott M. Fuess
        TI  - Union Bargaining Power: A View from Japan
        PY  - 2001/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 393
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp393
        AB  - Industrial relations researchers have long recognized the importance of bargaining power in understanding wage settlements between labor and management. As an empirical matter it has been a challenge to develop measures of union bargaining power. Using a unique data set from Japan, this study identifies how close contract settlements came to satisfying organized labor’s original demands. With those survey results over the 1960-1999 period, it is possible to develop a measure of union power and distinguish how it has fluctuated over time. These findings for Japan have important implications for empirical analysis of union bargaining power.
        KW  - Unions and collective bargaining
KW  - particular labor markets
KW  - wages
        ER  -