Dynamics of union organizations: a look at gross flows in the LORS files

This paper examines the membership dynamics of union local organizations. The analysis links across time the reports labor organizations file as part of the Labor Organization Reporting System (LORS). Analogous to findings in the labor dynamics literature, we find substantial reallocation of members...

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Main Authors: Holmes, Thomas J. 1959- (Author), Walrath, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007
Series:Working paper series / National Bureau of Economic Research 13212
Links:http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13212.pdf
Summary:This paper examines the membership dynamics of union local organizations. The analysis links across time the reports labor organizations file as part of the Labor Organization Reporting System (LORS). Analogous to findings in the labor dynamics literature, we find substantial reallocation of membership across locals. While overall there is net decline, there is significant positive gross membership creation for some local organizations.
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 20 - 21
Physical Description:21, [10] S. 22 cm