Turnover Down Under: Trade Unions and Exit Behaviour in Australia

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Abstract
Researchers typically find a negative union effect on quits in United States data and attribute part of this to 'voice' effects. In an analysis of plant-level Australian data, no significant correlation between unionization rates and quits is found. More direct measures of union voice in the workplace, however, exhibit a strong negative relationship to quits. It is concluded that unions must devote resources in order to provide meaningful voice, which, in turn, reduces quits.