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Are unionized blue collar jobs more hazardous than nonunionized blue collar jobs
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This article found evidence that unionized blue collar jobs are more hazardous than nonunionized blue-collar jobs whether hazards are defined as resulting in injury or disease, age, schooling, and being female are negatively associated with the probability of holding a hazardous job.Abstract:
The University of Michigan’s Quality of Employment Survey for 1977 (QES) contains 13 questions pertaining to health and safety conditions at the workplace. Using these questions, together with the injury rate associated with the worker’s industry, this study finds evidence that unionized blue collar jobs are more hazardous than nonunionized blue collar jobs whether hazards are defined as resulting in injury or disease. In addition, the evidence suggests that age, schooling, and being female are negatively associated with the probability of holding a hazardous job. Race has no apparent effect on the probability.read more
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Union Membership Determination and Industry Characteristics
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the determinants of unionism among workers in manufacturing and find that product market concentration, capital intensity, establishment size, and job risk significantly affect the likelihood of union membership.
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Workers#x0027; Compensation Recipiency in Union and Nonunion Workplaces:
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Do unions capture monopoly profits
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