Baywood Publishing Company
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Journal of Collective Negotiations (formerly Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector)
BWCN
300318
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Number 1/1987
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10.2190/8F5E-CLT4-M487-95LY
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THE IMPACT OF THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS ON CANADIAN FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE WAGE SETTLEMENTS
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GENE SWIMMER
The collective bargaining legislation covering Canadian federal public servants allows the union to choose whether potential impasses in negotiations should be resolved by arbitration or the right to strike. This article measures the impact of the dispute resolution choice on wage outcomes, holding other environmental variables constant. Other things being equal, wage increases were significantly higher for unions negotiating under the strike option.