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DECLINING UNION DENSITY IN THE 1980S - WHAT DO PANEL-DATA TELL US

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UNSPECIFIED (1994) DECLINING UNION DENSITY IN THE 1980S - WHAT DO PANEL-DATA TELL US. BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 32 (3). pp. 413-431.

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Abstract

In this paper we analyse data from the 1980-4 WIRS panel for the light they can shed on the causes of the decline in aggregate trade union density in the UK. We argue that, contrary to conventional wisdom, intra-establishment union density did, on average, decline between 1980 and 1984. This suggests that a traditional compositional change story is untenable. We proceed to investigate the correlation of intra-establishment change with variables suggested by the various hypotheses advanced to explain declining density over the period. We find some evidence for an influence of intra-establishment compositional changes, but the most statistically significant variables are wages and unemployment. These take the wrong sign, however, to support the business cycle interpretation of falling aggregate union density.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Journal or Publication Title: BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBL LTD
ISSN: 0007-1080
Official Date: September 1994
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September 1994UNSPECIFIED
Volume: 32
Number: 3
Number of Pages: 19
Page Range: pp. 413-431
Publication Status: Published

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