What Makes Unions Strong?

 

Table 1: Four models of unions’ power based on dependence and cohesion High Cohesion Low Cohesion

	High Cohesion	Low Cohesion
High Dependence	The Unions with Strong bargaining power & Strong collective action	The Unions with Strong bargaining power & Weak collective action
Low Dependence	The Unions with Weak bargaining power & Strong collective action	The Unions with Weak bargaining power & Weak collective action

 

Source: Lanu Kim. 2014. What Makes Unions Strong? A Network Perspective on Union Bargaining Power. A thesis. Master of Arts. University of Washington.