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The Impact of Post-PATCO Labor Relations on U.S. Union Wages

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  • Thomas L. Traynor

    (Wright State University)

  • Ruby H. Fichtenbaum

    (Wright State University)

Abstract

An augmented Phillips curve model is employed to evaluate the hypothesis that the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike of 1981 marked the beginning of a structural change in U.S. labor relations, which increased the relative bargaining power of management. After controlling for other factors which influence union wages, the resulting estimates indicate that union wage growth rates, average wages, and total union wage payments were significantly retarded by a structural shift which originated concurrently with the 1981 replacement of striking PATCO members by the federal government.

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  • Thomas L. Traynor & Ruby H. Fichtenbaum, 1997. "The Impact of Post-PATCO Labor Relations on U.S. Union Wages," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 23(1), pages 61-72, Winter.
    • Handle: RePEc:eej:eeconj:v:23:y:1997:i:1:p:61-72
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    1. Henry S. Farber & Bruce Western, 2000. "Round Up The Usual Suspects: The Decline of Unions in The Private Sector, 1973-1998," Working Papers 816, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
    2. Henry S. Farber & Bruce Western, 2000. "Round Up The Usual Suspects: The Decline of Unions in The Private Sector, 1973-1998," Working Papers 816, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..

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    Keywords

    Union; Wage;

    JEL classification:

    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence

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