Why have workers stopped joining unions?
By: Alex Bryson, Rafael Gomez.
Contributors: Gomez, Rafael, 1972-; London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 589; Discussion paper (London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance : Online) ;; no. 589.
Publisher: Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Labor union members -- Great Britain.; Labor unions -- Great Britain.
Description: "This paper tracks the rise in the percentage of employees who have never become union members ('never-members') since the early 1980s and shows that it is the reduced likelihood of ever becoming a member rather than the haemorrhaging of existing members which is behind the decline in overall union membership in Britain. We estimate the determinants of 'never-membership' and consider how much of the rise can be explained by structural change in the labour market and how much by change in preferences among employees. We find a similar trend in the unionised sector, indicating that the rise in never-membership for the economy as a whole is not linked solely to a decline in the number of recognised workplaces"--London School of Economics web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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