The Effect of Unions on Minority Representation in Building Trades Apprenticeship Programs

Cihan Bilginsoy

Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Utah from University of Utah, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper uses program-level data to compare the relative representation of Blacks and Latinos in the construction industry apprenticeship programs organized with and without trade union participation. Econometric analysis shows that there are significant differences between the Black and Latino experiences. The Black share is higher in union-management joint programs but the Latino share appears to be higher in the unilateral employer programs. It is also observed that while both groups have lower representation in the higher-status (electrical and mechanical) and higher-paying occupations, the Latino share is more sensitive to earnings.

Keywords: Trade unions; apprenticeship training; minorities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J24 J51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2003
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Published in Journal of Labor Research, Summer 2005, Vol.26 No.3, pp.87-99

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