%0 Report
        %A Jr., Scott M. Fuess
        %T Union Bargaining Power: A View from Japan
        %D 2001
        %8 2001 Nov
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 393
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp393
        %X 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.
        %K Unions and collective bargaining
%K particular labor markets
%K wages