Collective Bargaining and Job Benefits: The Case of Florida Deputy Sheriffs

William Doerner () and William Doerner ()
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William Doerner: Florida State University, Department of Economics
William Doerner: Florida State University, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: William M. Doerner

No wp2009_12_01, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Florida State University

Abstract: In 2003, the Florida Supreme Court lifted the ban that prohibited sheriff deputies from engaging in collective bargaining. Borrowing data from the Criminal Justice Agency Profile, an annual census of Florida law enforcement agencies, enables this study to entertain two questions. First, what impact did the decision have on job benefits? Second, would restricting analysis to agencies with 100+ sworn members alter the findings? Fixed-effects panel data analyses reveal a noteworthy effect on starting salaries. Focusing on just larger agencies leads to a dramatic underestimation of the decision’s impact. The timeliness of this study is appraised in light of pending federal legislation.

Keywords: collective bargaining; unionization; salary; job benefits; Florida (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H40 H76 J50 K0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36
Date: 2009-12, Revised 2010-05
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DOI: 10.1177/1098611110384084

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