Employment and Local Public Sector Unions Journal Article

Overview

abstract

• This study examines the longitudinal effects of unionization on employment levels in 13, 749 departments of city and county government with unchanged union status between 1977 and 1982. The resluts demonstrate that, holding constant 1977 employment per capita, 1982 employment pr capita is 3.1 per cent higher in departments with bargaining units, compared to nonunion department. Employment levels in departments with nonbargaining associations are equal to nonunion levels, but associations may increase employment relative to levels employers would choose because they also set compensation above nonunion levels. The political context of local public sector employment is probably responsible for these effects.

CU Boulder Authors

• Zax, Jeffrey S

publication date

• January 1, 1989

has restriction

• closed

Date in CU Experts

• July 14, 2014 11:22 AM

Full Author List

• ZAX JS

author count

• 1

published in

• Industrial Relations: a journal of economy and society  Journal

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0019-8676

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

• 1468-232X

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232x.1989.tb00720.x

Additional Document Info

start page

• 21

end page

• 31

volume

• 28

issue

• 1