A Number of Economists Have Estimated the Impact of Unionization

question 51

Multiple Choice

A number of economists have estimated the impact of unionization on workers' wages.Which of the following is one conclusion reached by these studies?

• A)Union workers earn less than they would if they were not unionized. This is because of the impact of workers' strikes, during which union members do not receive wages.
• B)Holding constant the impact of other factors that affect wages, being in a union has no impact on a worker's wages.
• C)Being in a union increases a worker's wages by about 10 percent, holding constant other factors that influence wages.
• D)The share of national income received by workers has increased significantly over time; unions have been responsible for about one-half of the increase in workers' share of national income from the end of World War II to 2000.

Understand the concept of nonmajority and members-only unions and how they differ from majority union models.

Explore alternative labor movements such as alt-labor and social movement unionism and their methods for advancing worker rights.

Examine the idea of employee empowerment unionism and its approach to negotiating work conditions.

Grasp the principles behind associational unionism and the potential collaborative benefits between unions and professional associations.

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Definitions:

Inferiority Feelings

Emotions or beliefs stemming from a sense of inadequacy or failure to measure up to standards or peers.

Carefree Nature

A personality trait characterized by the absence of worry or stress, and a light-hearted, easygoing approach to life.

Striving For Superiority

A concept in Adlerian psychology referring to the motivation to overcome inferiority and achieve increasingly higher levels of development.

Masculine Protest

Adlerian term for the effort to overcome perceived feelings of inferiority by emphasizing strength or superiority.