Who are the Workers Who Never Joined a Union? Empirical Evidence from Germany
18 Pages Posted: 21 Jul 2005
Date Written: July 2005
Abstract
Using representative data from the German social survey ALLBUS 2002 and the European Social Survey 2002/03, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly affected by their personal characteristics (in particular age, education and status at work), their political orientation and (to a lesser degree) their family background, and by broad location. In addition, occupational and workplace characteristics play a significant role. Most important in this regard is the presence of a union at the workplace.
Keywords: union membership, never-membership, Germany
JEL Classification: J51
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