scholarly journals Union Decline: Lessons from Alberta

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-203
Author(s):  
Yonatan Reshef ◽  
Alan I. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Union Membership ◽  
Real Wage ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Sector Union ◽  
Private Sector Union ◽  
Union Decline ◽  
Economic Measure

This paper tests whether an inconsistency exists between unions' industrial relations philosophies and their abilities to secure real wage gains. One economic measure and two attitudinal measures are related to union membership. The influence of these measures on both the likelihood that a person is a union member and union membership's impact upon these measures are simultaneously estimated. The implications of the results for private-sector union decline in Canada are then discussed.

The Changing Face of Unions and White Labor Support for the Democratic Party

The Forum ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Camobreco ◽  
Michelle A. Barnello
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Union Membership ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
College Education ◽  
Public Sector Union ◽  
Sector Union ◽  
Private Sector Union ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
College Educated

AbstractThis manuscript examines the political behavior of White union members, with a focus on the differences between private sector and public sector union members. In the last several decades, private sector union membership has drastically declined, but public sector union membership has greatly increased. This has transformed the White unionized workforce from a group composed primarily of non-professional men with no college education to one that is much more female, college educated, and professional. We test the proposition that White public sector union members have greater incentives to support the Democratic Party than their private sector counterparts. The method employed is an examination of the presidential vote among both unionized and non-unionized Whites during the 1950s and the 2000s, using data from the American National Election Studies. Support among unionized Whites for Democratic presidential candidates in the 2000s came primarily from college educated and professional White union members, which represents a reversal of the pattern found during the 1950s. These results provide evidence that the White union members currently voting for Democratic candidates belong mainly to public sector unions.

scholarly journals The Effects Of Unions On Wages By Occupation In The Public Sector

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Bitzan ◽  
Bahman Bahrami
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Union ◽  
Private Sector Union ◽  
Wage Premiums ◽  
Administrative Assistants ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Public Sectors ◽  
Public Workers

This study examines union wage premiums by occupation in the public sector in the U.S. for the 2000-2004 period.  In examining union-nonunion wage differences for public sector workers in occupations accounting for 66 percent of all public workers in the 2000-2004 Current Population Survey, we find positive and statistically significant union premiums for 27 out of 41 occupations examined.  We also find large differences among occupations, with miscellaneous teachers and instructors receiving a 61 percent premium, secretaries and administrative assistants receiving a 5 percent premium, and 14 occupations receiving no statistically significant premium.  In comparing union premiums by occupation between the private and public sectors, we find, in most cases, that private sector premiums are larger than public sector premiums.  Finally, an Oaxaca decomposition shows that the majority of the differential between private sector union premiums and public sector union premiums appears to be due to differences in the way unions reward workers in the private and public sectors, not because of differences in the types of workers in the private and public sectors.

W(h)ither Australian Unions?

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Plowman
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Union Membership ◽  
Union Decline

Recent years have seen Australian unions suffer major membership losses. Unions now represent only 46 per cent of the workforce and less than one third of the private sector workforce. The paper examines union membership trends and analysis the appropriate environment, structures and strategies for addressing union decline.

Interstate Variations in Private Sector Union Density in the U.S.

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behroz Baraghoshi ◽  
Cihan Bilginsoy
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Union Density ◽  
Sector Union ◽  
Private Sector Union ◽  
The U.S
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