This paper analyzes individuals who never hold a unionized job and are never represented by a union ("never-unionized"). Using 21 waves of NLSY79 data to track individuals starting at age 15/16, we show that by the time workers are 40/41 years old, one-third of them are neverunionized, and a convex never-unionization trajectory suggests that most of them will remain never-unionized. An analysis of the demographic and labour market characteristics of the neverunionized further suggests two types of never-unionized workers-those who lack opportunities for obtaining unionized jobs, and those who lack the desire to obtain unionized jobs. * The authors' names are listed in alphabetical order. We are grateful to Alex Bryson and three referees for their helpful comments and suggestions.
This paper analyzes individuals who never hold a unionized job and are never represented by a union ("never-unionized"). Using 21 waves of NLSY79 data to track individuals starting at age 15/16, we show that by the time workers are 40/41 years old, one-third of them are neverunionized, and a convex never-unionization trajectory suggests that most of them will remain never-unionized. An analysis of the demographic and labour market characteristics of the neverunionized further suggests two types of never-unionized workers-those who lack opportunities for obtaining unionized jobs, and those who lack the desire to obtain unionized jobs. * The authors' names are listed in alphabetical order. We are grateful to Alex Bryson and three referees for their helpful comments and suggestions.
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