The information concerning Americas has been collected via a questionnaire to the different countries' union organizations. This part contains an overview of the main features of the collective bargaining system of the different countries. Each country link is the union's answer to the questionnaire on the following information:

• Trade union structure: density, fragmentation, links to political party, peak bodies, umbrella organisation, influential trade unions, organisation level.

• Employers' organisations: dominating level, links to the state, coordination, major employer organisation.

• Collective bargaining: coverage, level, duration and content of agreements.

• Wage setting systems: GDP, wage inequality, linkage to productivity and inflation and mechanisms.

Since information on this is not yet complete, you are invited to contribute by filling the questionnaire about countries not yet in the regional lists.