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Collective Bargaining and Staff Salaries in American Colleges and Universities

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  • Daniel B. Klaff
  • Ronald G. Ehrenberg

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Previous studies of union wage effects in higher education have examined faculty salaries, but not staff salaries. This study, using data from a 1997–98 survey conducted by the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers and other sources, investigates how union coverage affected staff salaries at 163 U.S. colleges and universities. The authors estimate a union salary premium of 9–11%, with variation from near zero for some of the 47 occupations in their sample to 13–16% for others, such as the skilled building trades. The union/nonunion differential appears to be larger in 2-year than in 4-year institutions, but does not vary between the public and private sectors. Where faculty members are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, unionized staff members appear to enjoy an additional salary gain of 2–3%.

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  • Daniel B. Klaff & Ronald G. Ehrenberg, 2003. "Collective Bargaining and Staff Salaries in American Colleges and Universities," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 57(1), pages 92-104, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:57:y:2003:i:1:p:92-104
    DOI: 10.1177/001979390305700105
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    1. Lee, Lung-Fei, 1978. "Unionism and Wage Rates: A Simultaneous Equations Model with Qualitative and Limited Dependent Variables," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 19(2), pages 415-433, June.
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    1. Ronald G. Ehrenberg, 2002. "Studying Ourselves: The Academic Labor Market," NBER Working Papers 8965, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Ehrenberg, R.G.Ronald G., 2004. "Econometric studies of higher education," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 121(1-2), pages 19-37.
    3. Elegbede Sikirulahi Tunde & Samuel Chidiebere Okeke & Jamiu Salam Abiodun, 2020. "Trade Unions’ Reactions to Non-implementation of Collective Agreements in the Lagos State Public Sector," Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, Economics and Finance, Michael Laurence, vol. 2(4), pages 83-94.

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    JEL classification:

    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining

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