tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post8753169803505147402..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Unions: Do They Help or Hurt Business?Patrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-66049112780016375562009-03-19T13:04:00.000-07:002009-03-19T13:04:00.000-07:00Two things spring to mind. First, the period in q...Two things spring to mind. First, the period in question must have examined non-manufacturing unions. In jobs where training is extensive, turnover is bad for the company. They would therefore seek to work with the unions, who could more easily drive up wages. That's why trade unions see far higher wage gains for their skilled workers. Within the period of the study, union membership mainly grew in public unions. <BR/><BR/>Surely studies were done of union effects in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. What did those studies suggest? That was during the great manufacturing boom in the US, so union membership looked radically different than it does now.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.com