Lecture Labour market economics: Chapter 14 - Dwayne Benjamin, Morley Gunderson, Craig Riddell

This lecture introduces you to unions growth and incidence. The main contents of this chapter include all of the following: Union membership, evolution of unions, workers covered by unions, level of unionization, unions in Canada and U.S.

� notice of layoff, severance pay  Social Programs Chapter 14­ © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 15 Aggregate Economic Conditions  Union growth varies directly with growth of employment eligible for unionization  Resistance low when demand for product is high and labour market is tight  Unions able to secure wage and benefits when excess of labour demand Chapter 14­ © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 16 Industry and Enterprise Characteristics  Unionization higher in  larger firms  concentrated industries  capital-intensive production processes  hazardous jobs Chapter 14­ © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 17 Personal Characteristics  Part-time workers and intermittent labour  net benefits lower  costs of higher  Women  Blue-collar industries  Age and experience Chapter 14­ © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 18 End of Chapter Fourteen Chapter 14­ © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 19 ... lower  costs of higher  Women  Blue-collar industries  Age and experience Chapter 14 © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 18 End of Chapter Fourteen Chapter 14 © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 19... industries  capital-intensive production processes  hazardous jobs Chapter 14 © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 17 Personal Characteristics  Part-time workers and intermittent labour  net benefits... Resistance low when demand for product is high and labour market is tight  Unions able to secure wage and benefits when excess of labour demand Chapter 14 © 2002 McGraw­Hill Ryerson Ltd 16 Industry