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Afum Update, Associated Faculties Of The University Of Maine, Jim Mcclymer
Afum Update, Associated Faculties Of The University Of Maine, Jim Mcclymer
Associated Faculties of the University of Maine
Update report from Jim McClymer, President of the Associated Faculties of the University of Maine primarily regarding issues raised by members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wage Distribution Impacts Of Higher Education Faculty Unionization, Charles S. Wassell Jr., David W. Hedrick, Steven E. Henson, John M. Krieg
Wage Distribution Impacts Of Higher Education Faculty Unionization, Charles S. Wassell Jr., David W. Hedrick, Steven E. Henson, John M. Krieg
Economics Faculty Scholarship
The literature on the effects of unions on the distribution of wages at the macroeconomic and inter-industry levels has given little attention to the effects at the firm level. At the same time, research on collective bargaining impacts in higher education has focused on the overall wage level rather than on the distribution of salaries. Using panel data on individual faculty members, we find faculty unionization to be associated with a significant flattening of the wage distribution across academic disciplines. This has implications for why faculty might choose to unionize, even in the absence of an overall wage premium.