Information,disinformation, and union success in certification and decertification elections |
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Authors: | Victor G Devinatz Daniel P Rich |
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Institution: | (1) Illinois State University, 61790 Normal, IL |
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Abstract: | In certification elections, workers consider the purchase of union services whose quality is, ex ante, unobservable. Voters
must rely on available signals or indices in forming their expectations. Union members are able to reevaluate their initial
purchase decision as more accurate information is obtained through experience. Therefore, participants in decertification
elections rely less on sources of imperfect information. Using NLRB data over the period 1966 to 1990, we find evidence consistent
with information-related distinctions between the certification and decertification decisions. Our study provides a useful
framework for understanding the observed differences between these two types of elections.
This research was funded through the Illinois State University Research Grant Program. |
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