Jeffrey Pfeffer schreibt in „Business 2.0„:
„In Praise of Organized Labor“: „Never mind the conventional wisdom. The evidence says that when bosses partner with unions, it´s good for both the workers and the bottom line“.
Pfeffer verweist dabei besonders auf die Untersuchung von Michael Ash und Jean Ann Seago, die zu folgendem interessanten Befund kommt: Je höher der Organisationsgrad der Krankenschwestern in einem Krankenhaus, desto niedriger ist die Mortalität der Herzinfarkt-Patienten des jeweiligen Krankenhauses. Die AutorInnen haben weitere Einflussfaktoren kontrolliert und etliche Spezifikationstests durchgeführt. Hier die Zusammenfassung aus ihrem Aufsatz:
„The effect of registered nurses‘ unions on heart-attack mortality
Although hospital work organization affects patient outcomes and in some states registered nurses (R.N.’s) are increasingly forming unions, the relationship between R.N. unions and patient outcomes has received little attention. This study examines the relationship between R.N. unionization and the mortality rate for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), or … Mehr lesen...
This article examines, with reference to Europe (EU-15), whether temporary agency workers experience less favourable working conditions and compensation than employees with a standard employment contract. Furthermore, it analyses whether the same differences exist in European countries with and without the principle of non-discrimination in force. The results show that discrimination of temporary workers persists even when we control for other factors. Second, in countries with the principle of non-discrimination in force, the discrimination is higher with respect to employer-provided training.