Union Density in a Global Perspective
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Vilka "hoppade av" a-kassan eller avstod från att gå med? En studie av a-kassornas medlemsras
A-kassorna har inte bara forlorat manga aldre medlemmar sedan avgifterna hojdes kraftigt 1 januari 2007. De har tappat en annu storre andel av de yngre medlemmarna. Det har tidigare uppmarksammats att manga ”miljonarer” lamnade a-kassan, men det var annu fler med skulder storre an tillgangar som hoppade av eller avstod fran att ga med nar avgifterna nar alliansregeringen hojde avgifterna. Under aren 2007 och 2008 sammantaget svarade laginkomsttagarna for hela 60 procent av medlemsraset.
Decentralized Wage Formation in Sweden
Recent Swedish collective bargaining agreements have incorporated provisions for local pay review talks and opportunities for individuals to negotiate their own wages. Using trade union data, we show that members who participate in local pay review talks and members who negotiate their own wages have significantly higher monthly wages than those who do not. Pay decentralization either improves an individual's bargaining position or attracts more productive trade union members. Either way, trade union wage policies to increase individual-level wage variance are achieving their intended effects.