Arbeitspapier

An anatomy of public sector unions

Public sector unionism grew rapidly during the late 1960s and early 1970s following the passage of state collective bargaining laws. During the last thirty years, public sector membership has grown at roughly the same rate as the overall workforce. This paper provides a descriptive overview of union membership growth and economy-wide employment shares in the U.S. federal (non-postal), Postal Service, state, and local government sectors. More limited evidence is provided on changes in relative public/private and union/nonunion wages. Observations are provided on the current debates regarding public/private pay and the role of public sector unions.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 7313

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Public Sector Labor Markets
Thema
union membership
public sector unions
public sector pay
employment

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Hirsch, Barry T.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2013

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Hirsch, Barry T.
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2013

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