abstract: 'This research demonstrates that the union wage premium is higher for

  Black and women workers in the US public sector, what we refer to as

  ``an intersectional union premium.{''''} Union mechanisms reinforce and

  expand the more equitable practices of the public sector, resulting in

  this additional boost. Using Current Population Survey data, 1983-2018,

  this research models intersectional effects on earnings by examining

  interactions between union membership and race-gender. Relative to White

  men, union membership boosts average earnings an additional 3\% for

  Black men and Black women, and 2\% for White women on top of the direct

  union premium. Corollary analyses reaffirm these effects in multiple

  state contexts, including by union density and union coverage.

  Intersectional union premiums are weaker in states that prohibit

  collective bargaining. These premiums are present across most types of

  public work, with the exception of police and fire employees. To

  conclude, the authors discuss how changing labor policies may impact

  race and gender equity in the public sector.'
affiliation: 'Kerrissey, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
  01003 USA.

  Kerrissey, Jasmine; Meyers, Nathan, Univ Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 USA.'
article-number: 00197939211056914
author: Kerrissey, Jasmine and Meyers, Nathan
author-email: jasmine@soc.umass.edu
author_list:
- family: Kerrissey
  given: Jasmine
- family: Meyers
  given: Nathan
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/00197939211056914
earlyaccessdate: NOV 2021
eissn: 2162-271X
files: []
issn: 0019-7939
journal: ILR REVIEW
keywords: public sector; unions; race; gender; wages
keywords-plus: 'RACIAL WAGE INEQUALITY; PAY EQUITY; LABOR; EMPLOYMENT; STATES;

  DETERMINANTS; RIGHTS; WOMEN; RISE; GAP'
language: English
month: OCT
number: '5'
number-of-cited-references: '79'
pages: 1215-1239
papis_id: 0899f08f5ccd2342768812b7ce8921a7
ref: Kerrissey2022publicsectorunions
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Public-Sector Unions as Equalizing Institutions: Race, Gender, and Earnings'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000716494700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '75'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2022'