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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
3
Issue
1
Date
3/1/1974

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Title
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BARGAINING LAWS AND THE PROPENSITY TO STRIKE: THE CASE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
DOI
10.2190/NP4X-N9AE-3FM6-NRE9
Author
ROBERT J. THORNTON AND ANDREW R. WEINTRAUB
Online Date
05/09/2002

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PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BARGAINING LAWS AND THE PROPENSITY TO STRIKE: THE CASE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

ROBERT J. THORNTON AND ANDREW R. WEINTRAUB

DOI: 10.2190/NP4X-N9AE-3FM6-NRE9

Abstract

Some observers of teacher bargaining postulate that the formal granting of collective bargaining rights is responsible for the rise in strike activity, while others claim that such legislation has had a dampening effect on the propensity to strike. The frequency of teacher strike activity is analyzed for twenty-seven states with permissive teacher bargaining statutes for the periods preceding and pursuant to the enactment of such legislation. It is concluded that there has been a strong tendency for teachers' strike activity to increase noticeably following the passage of teacher bargaining statutes.

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