Convergence in international unionism, etc.: the case of Canada and the USA: a comment

Article Abstract:

Employer conduct regulation and union certification as carried out in Canada should be examined more impartially and closely than in Leo Troy's article 'Convergence in International Unionism, etc: The Case of Canada and the USA.' Troy claims that researchers have not properly compared North American unionism trends, but Troy's union membership statistics are not as reliable as purported. National union density rate research shows that labour movements in North America have diverged. Troy claims that the convergence of unionism in Canada and the US is being caused by market forces.

Research, Labor unions

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Convergence in international unionism, etc.: the case of Canada and the USA: reply

Article Abstract:

Areply is made to criticisms by Joseph B. Rose and Gary N. Chaison (R&C) and Mark Thompson to the article 'Convergence in International Unionism, etc.: The Case of Canada and the USA.' R&C's use of their average density standard for contradicting convergence is questioned, and there are analytical differences on average density in the New and Old Unionism in the US and Canada. As the practice of removing unions is illegal, it is irrelevant for Thompson to ask industrial relations managers if they would aim to remove unions.

Publishing industry

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Convergence in international unionism, etc. The case of Canada and the USA

Article Abstract:

The systems of industrial relations in the US and Canada are good examples of the way effects such as levels of membership, and opposition from employers, can follow similar trends, while the systems themselves differ. While there is general agreement on the differences between the systems of the two countries, there is more dispute over the similarities in trends. The findings of this study both differ from accepted ideas on the subject, and point to a rejection of recommendations that the US follows the Canadian example.

International aspects

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