Women Workers and Unions

John Schmitt and Nicole Woo

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Abstract: This issue brief looks at the most recent national data available to examine the impact that being in or represented by a union has on the wages and benefits of women in the paid workforce. Even after controlling for factors such as age, race, industry, educational attainment and state of residence, the data show a substantial boost in pay and benefits for female workers in unions relative to their non-union counterparts. The effect is particularly strong for women with lower levels of formal education.

Keywords: union membership; labor; employment; jobs; unions; women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J J1 J10 J18 J5 J50 J58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2013-12
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