Trade Union Decline and Union Wage Effects in Australia

Trade Union Decline and Union Wage Effects in Australia

Union density in Australia fell precipitously in the 1990s. This study investigates how union wage effects may have changed as a result. The findings from 1993 data suggest that union/nonunion wage differentials were very small, especially among workers in high‐density industries. By 2001 the overal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Industrial relations (Berkeley) 2005-10, Vol.44 (4), p.607-624
1. Verfasser: WADDOUPS, C. JEFFREY
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Australia
Causality
Effects
Factor analysis
Labor unions
Labour relations
Nonunion
Studies
Trade unions
Union membership
Unionism
Unions
Wage-employment relationship
Wages
Wages & salaries
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Zusammenfassung:Union density in Australia fell precipitously in the 1990s. This study investigates how union wage effects may have changed as a result. The findings from 1993 data suggest that union/nonunion wage differentials were very small, especially among workers in high‐density industries. By 2001 the overall union wage effect had increased significantly; however, the union/nonunion wage differential was no longer correlated with union density at the industry level.
ISSN:0019-8676
1468-232X
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-232X.2005.00404.x