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Compulsory Unionism and the AWIRS: Redrawing the Map

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Mark Wooden
Mark Wooden*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University of South Australia
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Abstract

This paper uses AWIRS data to examine two related questions. First, how extensive are closed shop arrangements in Australia and second, what factors are associated with closed shop coverage? The paper draws heavily on earlier work by Gianni Zappala, but argues that Zappala’s estimates substantially overstated the extent of the closed shop. Moreover, unlike other studies of the closed shop (both in Australia and overseas), this paper utilises multivariate techniques to isolate the impact of the different factors thought to be associated with closed shop coverage.

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Contemporary Issues
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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , December 1992 , pp. 181 - 199
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1992

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