The determinants and effects of right-to-work laws: a review of the recent literature

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I review the recent literature on the determinants and effects of right-to-work (RTW) laws. The focus is primarily on the econometric studies published since the early 1980s. Five major areas of impact are assessed: unionization, free riding, union organizing activities and successes in NLRB elections, wage structure, and state industrial development. While individual findings are quite sensitive to model specification, the accumulated evidence indicates that RTW laws have at least a significant short-run impact on all of these areas except perhaps wages. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Laws, regulations and rules, Right to work (Labor unions), Unionization, Right to work laws

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Protective service unions' political activities and departmental expenditures

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This paper examines how police and firefighter unions' political activities influence departmental expenditures. Unlike prior research, we measure unions' political activity independently of union bargaining power. Results indicate that a protective service union's electoral activities positively affect departmental expenditures, and these effects are attributable to union political power rather than multilateral collective bargaining power. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Political activity, Labor relations, Police, Police officers, Fire fighters, Firefighters

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