Collective Action By Mansur Olson

 

Collective action and the origins of the American Labor Movement

Explained of Collective Action by Mansur Olson:

In the model by Mansur Olson, workers wish to form a union, which, if successful, will provide them with both public and private benefits. Employers, on the other hand, wish to prevent their workers from unionizing. The model allows for a monetary fixed cost of collective action, typical of fees and dues paid by workers or employers to obtain a union charter or join an employers’ association. Under these assumptions, the model predicts that intermediate-sized worker and employer groups will be more likely to take collective action. However, if the benefit of collective action is purely private (rather than having both public and private characteristics), then small groups will be more likely to take collective action. If the benefit is purely public then large groups will be more likely to take collective action.

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