We investigate the impact of union strength on changes in nonunion wages and employment. The prevailing model in this area is the threat model, which predicts that increases in union strength cause increases in nonunion wages and decreases in nonunion employment. In testing the threat model, we...

We investigate the impact of union strength on changes in nonunion wages and employment. The prevailing model in this area is the threat model, which predicts that increases in union strength cause increases in nonunion wages and decreases in nonunion employment. In testing the threat model, we...

Compensation for U.S. Postal Service workers is determined through a process of collective bargaining and mandatory interest arbitration in the event of impasse. The directive of the Postal Reorganization Act is to maintain compensation similar to that awarded for comparable levels of work in...