abstract: 'Collective bargaining has served as a cornerstone institution for

  democracy, a mechanism for increasing workers'' incomes, improving

  working conditions and reducing inequality, a means for ensuring fair

  employment relations and a source of workplace innovation. However, the

  number of workers belonging to trade unions has declined in many

  countries and global economic integration has tipped bargaining power in

  favour of employers. This paper reviews recent trends and developments

  in respect of collective bargaining. It examines the evolution of

  collective bargaining institutions in different regions of the world. It

  highlights the manner in which collective bargaining structures have

  adapted to competitive pressures and the increasing coordination of

  bargaining practices both within and across borders. In a survey of

  collective bargaining agendas, the authors note the increasing diversity

  of issues on the bargaining agenda. They highlight particularly

  innovative practices in respect of the application of collective

  agreements to non-standard workers and the role that collective

  bargaining played in mitigating the effects of the recent economic

  crisis on workers and enterprises. They argue that the support of public

  policy is essential to promote and sustain collective bargaining. These

  developments and the ongoing challenges facing collective bargaining

  present a number of issues for future research.'
affiliation: 'Hayter, S (Corresponding Author), Int Labor Org, Ind \& Employment Relat
  Dept, 4 Route Morillons, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland.

  Hayter, Susan, Int Labor Org, Ind \& Employment Relat Dept, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland.

  Kochan, Thomas A., MIT, Sloan Sch Management, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA.'
author: Hayter, Susan and Fashoyin, Tayo and Kochan, Thomas A.
author-email: hayter@ilo.org
author_list:
- family: Hayter
  given: Susan
- family: Fashoyin
  given: Tayo
- family: Kochan
  given: Thomas A.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0022185610397144
eissn: 1472-9296
files: []
issn: 0022-1856
journal: JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
keywords: 'collective bargaining; employment relations; industrial relations; trade

  unions; wages'
language: English
month: APR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '45'
pages: 225-247
papis_id: 9f4daa88dac2084da3f5c27bda13c5a4
ref: Hayter2011collectivebargaining
tags:
- relevant
- review
times-cited: '25'
title: Collective Bargaining for the 21st Century
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000289736300006
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '48'
volume: '53'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2011'