title: Hospitals and union elections.
abstract: This study examines union certification elections in hospitals from October 1994 to September 1997. Results indicate that union win rates were significantly higher in single-union elections and larger bargaining units. On the other hand, union win rates were significantly lower in church-related hospitals and hospitals that belonged to a health care system or had higher payroll costs. Unions also appeared to win elections at a higher rate in this period than in the past.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D003098:Collective Bargaining / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce