Ireland's conundrum on union bargaining rights: assessing the Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2015

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Ireland's conundrum on union bargaining rights : assessing the Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2015. / Dobbins, Tony; Cullinane, Niall; Sheehan, Brian.

In: Industrial Relations Journal, 12.02.2020.

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Harvard

Dobbins, T, Cullinane, N & Sheehan, B 2020, 'Ireland's conundrum on union bargaining rights: assessing the Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2015', Industrial Relations Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12281

APA

Dobbins, T., Cullinane, N., & Sheehan, B. (2020). Ireland's conundrum on union bargaining rights: assessing the Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2015. Industrial Relations Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12281

Vancouver

Dobbins T, Cullinane N, Sheehan B. Ireland's conundrum on union bargaining rights: assessing the Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2015. Industrial Relations Journal. 2020 Feb 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12281

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Dobbins, Tony ; Cullinane, Niall ; Sheehan, Brian. / Ireland's conundrum on union bargaining rights : assessing the Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2015. In: Industrial Relations Journal. 2020.

Bibtex

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