Dynamics of union organizations
Subtitle: a look at gross flows in the LORS files
By: Thomas J. Holmes, Michael Walrath.
Contributors: Walrath, Michael.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- no. 13212.; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 13212.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Labor union members -- United States -- Mathematical models; Labor unions -- United States
Description: This paper examines the membership dynamics of union local organizations. The analysis links across time the reports labor organizations file as part of the Labor Organization Reporting System (LORS). Analogous to findings in the labor dynamics literature, we find substantial reallocation of membership across locals. While overall there is net decline, there is significant positive gross membership creation for some local organizations.
Notes: "July 2007"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-21).

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