Widening the gap: The effect of declining unionization on managerial and worker pay, 1983–2000
J Rosenfeld - Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper examines the relationship between falling union membership and the pay gap
between workers and managers during the 1980s and 1990s. Analysis of industry-level data
from the Current Population Survey indicates that unions boost median worker pay and are
also associated with slightly higher mid-level managerial pay, as the union wage premium
reverberates up the pay scale. Despite the positive association with both median worker and
managerial pay, estimates indicate that union decline widens wage dispersion within the …
between workers and managers during the 1980s and 1990s. Analysis of industry-level data
from the Current Population Survey indicates that unions boost median worker pay and are
also associated with slightly higher mid-level managerial pay, as the union wage premium
reverberates up the pay scale. Despite the positive association with both median worker and
managerial pay, estimates indicate that union decline widens wage dispersion within the …