Who are the workers who never joined a union?: empirical evidence from Germany

Claus Schnabel; Joachim Wagner

Who are the workers who never joined a union? empirical evidence from Germany

Claus Schnabel
, Joachim Wagner

Publikation: Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere und Berichte › Arbeits- oder Diskussionspapiere

Abstract

Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002 and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals’ probability of never-membership is significantly affected by their personal characteristics (in particular age, education and status at work), their political orientation and (to a lesser degree) their family background, and by broad location. In addition, occupational and workplace characteristics play a significant role. Most important in this regard is the presence of a union at the workplace.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Erscheinungsort	Lüneburg
Verlag	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg
Seitenumfang	14
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 2005

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Who are the Workers Who Never Joined a Union? Empirical Evidence from Western and Eastern Germany
Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 2006, in: Industrielle Beziehungen. 13, 2, S. 118-131 14 S.
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