Arbeitspapier

Who are the workers who never joined a union? Empirical evidence from Germany

Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002 and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly affected by their personal characteristics (in particular age, education and status at work), their political orientation and (to a lesser degree) their family background, and by broad location. In addition, occupational and workplace characteristics play a significant role. Most important in this regard is the presence of a union at the workplace.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Diskussionspapiere ; No. 37

Classification
Wirtschaft
Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
Subject
union membership
never-membership
Germany
Gewerkschaft
Mitgliedschaft
Gewerkschaftlicher Organisationsgrad
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Wagner, Joachim
Schnabel, Claus
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik
(where)
Nürnberg
(when)
2005

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Wagner, Joachim
  • Schnabel, Claus
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik

Time of origin

  • 2005

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