Public Sector Earnings and the Extent of Unionization

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3352604
AutoresDale Belman (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), John S Heywood (0000-0001-9600-2462, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Joshua Lund (0000-0002-8830-4468, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), John Lund (0000-0002-5020-8243)
Ano1997
Volume50
Fascículo4
Páginas610-628
Data de publicação1997-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/001979399705000404
OpenAlexW2144952266
ISBN9793997050004
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas28

Many studies have examined the influence of union density (union members as a percentage of all workers) on earnings in the private sector, but few such studies have looked at the public sector. Using data from the 1991 Current Population Survey, this study estimates the determinants of earnings for state and local government employees in both the union and nonunion sectors. The extent of public sector unionization appears to be positively correlated with earnings for both state and local government workers and for those covered and not covered by collective agreements. Although the effect for non-covered employees is smaller than that for covered employees, both effects are larger than those typically found in similar estimates for the private sector. The authors also find that bargaining structure has some influence on earnings, with the most consistent effect being a positive influence of arbitration on the earnings of local government workers

Arbitration · Business · Collective bargaining · Current Population Survey · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics) · Labour economics · Local government · Political science · Population · Private sector · Public sector · State (computer science) · Accounting · Demography · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Public Administration · Transport and Economic Policies