Labor Unrest and Incipient Collective Bargaining in China
论证中国劳工骚乱和集体谈判都在增加,运用政治过程理论分析罢工增多及国家推动集体谈判的利益,基于新数据确认罢工上升趋势,并构建集体谈判分类框架供未来比较。
ABSTRACT In this paper, we argue that both labor unrest and collective bargaining are increasing in China. Using McAdam's political process theory, we argue that Chinese workers are striking more and offensively in support of their economic demands. We identify the state's interests in promoting collective bargaining, and through an analysis of union and employers’ organizations, attempt to predict the future trajectory of collective bargaining in China. Using new data about strikes, we confirm our argument that strikes in China are increasing. Based on very limited past and current research, we create a taxonomy of baseline collective bargaining in China against which future developments can be compared.