Labor Law Reform and the Role of Delay in Union Organizing: Empirical Evidence from Canada
利用加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省和安大略省的认证申请与不当劳动行为投诉数据，研究了工会认证过程中延迟的决定因素及其对认证成功率的影响，发现选举时间限制与快速听证会能有效缓解延迟的负面效应。
This paper examines the determinants and consequences of delay in the union certification process using data from certification applications and unfair labor practice complaints (ULPs) from British Columbia (1986–98) and Ontario (1993–98). During the period studied, there were several changes in delay-related laws, including laws regulating the presence and stringency of election time limits and the availability of expedited ULP hearings. Key findings are that ULPs against the employer reduced the likelihood of compliance with time limit laws except where expedited ULP hearings also existed; employer-filed objections to the application reduced the likelihood of compliance; and election delay reduced the likelihood of certification success both in policy regimes without time limits and in those where stipulated time limits were frequently breached. Overall, the results suggest that enforced time limits on elections coupled with expedited ULP hearings may substantially mitigate the adverse effects of election delay on certification success.