Collective agreements lead to significant wage differences across workplaces, study finds.
The study looked at how unions affect wages in workplaces with collective agreements. By analyzing data from both employers and employees, the researchers found that union wage effects vary across different workplaces. While there is only a small impact within the same workplace, there are significant differences between workplaces with strong union coverage. This means that unions can have a big influence on member wages in workplaces where collective agreements are common.