Labor unions and Nash bargaining using coalition formation games

In this paper we examine the properties of stable coalitions under sequential and simultaneous bargaining by competing labor unions. We do this using the Nash bargaining solution and various notions of stability, namely, Nash, coalitional, contractual and core stability.

► We consider the problem of intra-firm bargaining.
► Notions of stability from the coalition formation literature are used.
► We also use the symmetric Nash Bargaining Solution.
► Bargaining protocol refers to the rules of the bargaining game.