Labor Unions Archives | Aaron Sojourner

Budd, J., A. Sojourner & J. Jung (2016) Are Voluntary Agreements Better? Evidence from Baseball Arbitration. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 70(4): 865-893. Earlier IZA version.
In Published Papers
Press Mentions

Research Features: Conflict Resolution: Are Voluntary Agreements More Favourable?
Management INK interview w/Budd: Are Voluntary Agreements Better? Evidence from Baseball Arbitration
Carlson School story: Dispute Lessons from the Major Leagues & video interview w/Budd

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Sojourner, A. (2013) Do Unions Promote Electoral Office-Holding? Evidence from Correlates of State Legislatures' Occupational Shares. Industrial & Labor Relations Review. 66(2).
In Published Papers
Working Papers

IZA

Summaries

Scholars Strategy Network 2-page brief.

Press Mentions

The Hill: Democrats Should Fully Embrace Their Union Roots
Demos Policy Shop: From Union Halls to City Halls: How Unions Create Middle-Class Public Leaders
ADAPT International Bulletin #16 highlights paper
Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Sojourner, A. & J. Yang (2020) Effects of Unionization on Workplace Safety Enforcement: Regression-Discontinuity Evidence. ILR Review.
In Published Papers
Working Papers

IZA Discussion Paper 9610
Data: NLRB Elections 1962-2009 consolidating Thomas Holmes & Henry Farber data. OSHA inspections from U.S. Department of Labor.

Summaries

The Conversation: Unionized workers are more likely to assert their right to a safe and healthy workplace

Also published in: Houston Chronicle

Press Mentions

Common Dreams: COVID-19 gag rules endanger everyone, but study shows unions make it easier to assert workplace safety rights

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Sojourner, A., B. Frandsen, R. Town, D. Grabowski & M. Chen (2015) Impacts of Unionization on Quality and Productivity: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Nursing Homes. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 68(4): 771-806. Working paper versions: IZA & NBER. [Appendix]
In Published Papers
Press Mentions

Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation
Vox.com: I was skeptical of unions. Then I joined one.

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Qiu, Y. & A. Sojourner. Labor-Market Concentration & Labor Compensation
In Working Papers
Press Mentions

Forbes opinion: How Big Firms Keep Wages Low
Phenomenal World: The Emerging Monopsony Consensus
Hamilton Project: The Shift in Private-Sector Union Participation
Center for American Progress: The Modern Company Town

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Minnesota Physician: The Twin Cities nursing strike: short-term resolution, long-term pressures
Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Star-Tribune: Sunday op-ed as part of pro-/con- feature on RTW
Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Sojourner, A., E. Mykerezi, & K. West. (2014) Teacher Pay Reform And Productivity: Panel Data Evidence from Adoptions of Q-Comp in Minnesota. Journal of Human Resources. 49(4): 945-981.
In Published Papers
Summaries

Mykerezi, Sojourner & West (July 2015) "Reforming Teacher Contracts: A Look at the Impact of Q-Comp on Student Achievement in Minnesota" Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) Reporter. Also a 3-page policy brief.

Press Mentions

The 74 Million: The merit pay myth: Why the conventional wisdom about paying teachers is wrong
Star-Tribune: Additional state funding for teacher evaluations proposed
HometownSource.com: 5-to-1 return on taxpayer dollars is encouraging news. Also, Mille Lacs County Times and Stillwater Gazette,
Educators for Excellence Minnesota: Quality Compensation: Supporting and Rewarding Excellence in Teaching
Minnpost: Minnesota Must Raise Q-Comp Cap to Support Teachers
Star-Tribune op-ed: Don't Go Writing Off Q-Comp
Cited in Star-Tribune letter to editor responding to this op-ed
Pioneer Press article about our testimony at Minnesota House Education committee3/7/14
Star-Tribune op-ed
Star-Tribune article and our letter to the editor

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

The Hill: If there are right-to-work laws, there must be right-to-invest laws
Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Sojourner, A. & J. Pacas (2019) The relationship between union membership and net fiscal impact. Industrial Relations. 58(1): 86-107.
In Published Papers
Working Papers

IZA & HCEO

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The Nation: Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace
HCEO Global Working Group: Research Spotlight: The Relationship between Union Membership and Net Fiscal Impact

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Econofact: The Role of Unions
Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Sojourner, A., D. C. Grabowski, M. Chen & R. J. Town. (2010) Trends in Unionization of Nursing Homes. Inquiry. 47: 331–342.
In Published Papers
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Medical Industry Leadership Institute (MILI) Exchange article summarizes paper

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Hart, C. & A. Sojourner (2015) Unionization and Productivity: Evidence from Charter Schools. Industrial Relations. 55(4): 422-448. Working paper version: IZA.
In Published Papers
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The American Prospect: When Charters Go Union
Chalkbeat: At ed reform conference, charter school leaders feel the political heat and strategize about how to fend off unions
Ohio Watchdog: Kids do fine when charter school forms labor union, study shows. Also, at Townhall.com.
The Detroit News: Do Unions Spell Charter School Doom?
Worchester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette Unions no enemy to achievement
Minnesota Public Radio Union Votes at Two Charter Schools Could Open Way to Others
Star-Tribune: St. Paul charter school votes to unionize
Minnesota Public Radio St. Paul charter school's teachers join union
Pioneer-Press: St. Paul German Immersion School teachers vote for union
Star-Tribune: German school now state's only unionized charter

Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers

Marinescu. I., Y. Qiu, & A. Sojourner. Wage Inequality and Labor Rights Violations
In Working Papers
Topics Human Capital, K12, Labor Unions, Personnel, Teachers