What has happened to the union wage differential in Britain in the 1990s?

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to analyze the decline of the union wage differential in the private sector workforce. The decline was most significant among white collar females in the service sector of the economy. Female union members in blue collar positions also experienced declines in wage differential. In addition, female workers were negatively chosen into membership across samples. and were required union membership to maintain their pay.

Wage Administration, Labor Relations, United Kingdom, Compensation management, Labor market, Working women

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Closed shops and relative pay: institutional arrangements or high density?

Article Abstract:

Closed shop arrangement effects on the pay levels of private sector establishments are investigated. A study of the pay of semi-skilled workers for 1984 show that union wage differentials in the presence and absence of closed shop arrangement seem to depend on the degree of union involvement of the manual workforce. It is indicated that the pre-entry closed shop adds a pay premuim over and above high density.

Research, Compensation and benefits, Right to work (Labor unions), Nonunion employees

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Union coverage differentials. Some estimates for Britain using the New Earnings Survey Panel Dataset

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted on the individual-level estimates of union/non-union wage differentials using coverage data from the New Earnings Survey Panel Dataset. The findings indicate that fixed-effects estimates are about one-half the equivalent cross-section estimates and that the biggest differentials are for 'company/district/local only' deals. Moreover, the differential was found to be counter-cyclical.

Statistics, Surveys, Wage surveys, Collective labor agreements

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