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Peer reviewedKlaff, Daniel B.; Ehrenberg, Ronald G. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2003
Data on employees in 168 colleges and universities were analyzed using collective bargaining coverage as an exogenous variable. Union-covered staff enjoyed a 9-11% salary premium. The union/nonunion differential was larger in two-year than four-year institutions, with no public-private differences. Where faculty were union covered, staff had an…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Salary Wage Differentials, Student Personnel Workers, Two Year Colleges
Download full textKlaff, Daniel B.; Ehrenberg, Ronald G. – 2002
After providing some background data on the number of blue-collar and white-collar employees covered by collective bargaining agreements at U.S. institutions of higher education, this study used data from a 1997-1998 study on the costs of staffing in higher education. It was conducted by the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Colleges, Higher Education, Salaries
