U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

January 1988

The outlook for collective bargaining in 1988

Joan Borum, James Conley, Edward Wasilewski

Bargaining will be heavy in private industry, light in State and local government, as contracts for two-fifths of workers under major agreements come up for negotiations. In State and local governments, bargaining activity in 1988 will involve 42 percent of the sector's 2.4 million workers covered by major agreements, a lighter bargaining calendar then last year, when about half of the workers were under contracts that expired or reopened.

Download PDF »