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Collective Bargaining and Staff Salaries in American Colleges and Universities

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  • Daniel B. Klaff
  • Ronald G. Ehrenberg

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Previous studies of union wage effects in higher education have examined faculty salaries, but not staff salaries. This study, using data from a 1997–98 survey conducted by the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers and other sources, investigates how union coverage affected staff salaries at 163 U.S. colleges and universities. The authors estimate a union salary premium of 9–11%, with variation from near zero for some of the 47 occupations in their sample to 13–16% for others, such as the skilled building trades. The union/nonunion differential appears to be larger in 2-year than in 4-year institutions, but does not vary between the public and private sectors. Where faculty members are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, unionized staff members appear to enjoy an additional salary gain of 2–3%.

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  • Daniel B. Klaff & Ronald G. Ehrenberg, 2003. "Collective Bargaining and Staff Salaries in American Colleges and Universities," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 57(1), pages 92-104, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:57:y:2003:i:1:p:92-104
    DOI: 10.1177/001979390305700105
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    1. Ehrenberg, R.G.Ronald G., 2004. "Econometric studies of higher education," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 121(1-2), pages 19-37.
    2. Ronald G. Ehrenberg, 2002. "Studying Ourselves: The Academic Labor Market," NBER Working Papers 8965, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    JEL classification:

    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining

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