Unionism and the Structure of Male Wages for Youth

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Abstract
Trade unions appear to exercise an influence on the wage determination process beyond that generally associated with award determination. Union wages are 13.12 per cent higher than non-union wages, other things being the same. The wage gains won by trade unions for their members, occupation and industry of employment, and workers' degree of job satisfaction are found to influence the decision about whether to be a member of a union. These broad features of unionism and union wage effects are not dependent on the degree of compulsion in the union membership decision.