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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
23
Issue
1
Date
3/1/1994

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Title
THE IMPACT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON PUBLIC SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
DOI
10.2190/P513-U1E9-4TK5-ER3F
Author
DAVID A. DILTS, WILLIAM H. WALKER, AND CONSTANZA HAGMANN
Online Date
05/09/2002

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THE IMPACT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON PUBLIC SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

DAVID A. DILTS, WILLIAM H. WALKER, AND CONSTANZA HAGMANN

DOI: 10.2190/P513-U1E9-4TK5-ER3F

Abstract

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been the focus of substantial controversy concerning its effects on employment in the private sector. This article analyzes the likely effects of NAFTA on the thus-far-neglected area of collective bargaining in the public sector. The available evidence suggests that NAFTA will have a depressing effect on wages and may cause an increase in bargaining impasses. The evidence also suggests that the effects of NAFTA will be uneven across regions of the country.

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