The fraction of works councillors belonging to a trade union in Germany is much higher than union density among … employees. If works councils represent the face of unions, union membership of employees should be related positively to the … establishment has no impact on union membership and (c) a 10 % decrease in the average share of unionised works councillors …

-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on … in Germany. …

's decision making has the potential to foster workers' political participation in civic society. Our study for Germany indeed …

In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion … significantly positive relationship between risk aversion and the likelihood of union membership. Additionally, we observe a … ; membership ; risk aversion ; trade union …

will fall further. -- Union membership ; union density ; cohort effects ; West Germany …Using data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that …

provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all … employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly … membership ; never-membership ; Germany …

union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed … of union membership, we generate information on the union density individuals faced in their industry and region. This … time-variant IV suggests no causal impact of individual union membership on job satisfaction. Finally, using different …