Earnings Effects of Labor Organizations in 1890

Patricia Dillon and Ira Gang

ILR Review, 1987, vol. 40, issue 4, 516-527

Abstract: Analyzing data from extensive surveys of U.S. nonfarm families in 1889–90—predominantly families from eastern states—the authors of this paper show that workers affiliated with labor organizations had earnings that were 22 percent higher than the earnings of other workers, an effect comparable in magnitude to estimates for modern unions. Wage differentials varied considerably across the eight industries studied and across skill levels within each industry.

Date: 1987
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