Union effects in low-wage services: Evidence from Canadian childcareGordon Cleveland, Morley Gunderson () and Douglas Hyatt Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2003, vol. 56, issue 2, pages 295-305 Abstract: Empirical evidence presented in this paper, based on survey data for Canadian childcare workers in 1991, contradicts most stereotypes of the childcare labor market. Although childcare labor was low-wage, the authors find that the union impact on wages (15%) and fringe benefits was in line with union effects found in other, better-compensated work, and they find substantial returns to education, occupational level, and firm-specific experience. The returns to the skill-related attributes were blunted somewhat in the union sector, except where such returns stood to benefit the median union voter. The findings suggest that monetary incentives can be used to encourage improvements in the education, experience, and skill acquisition of childcare workers. Unions can improve wages and benefits for childcare workers just as they can for most other workers, suggesting the viability of union organizing in this sector despite the traditional barriers to organizing low-wage service sector workers in small firms. (Author's abstract.) Date: 2003 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ilr:articl:v:56:y:2003:i:2:p:295-305 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Industrial and Labor Relations Review is edited by Tove Hammer More articles in Industrial and Labor Relations Review from ILR Review, ILR School, Cornell University |
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