Many studies have found that unionized workers express less job satisfaction than nonunion workers. The “exit-voice†explanation of this phenomenon is that dissatisfied nonunion workers tend to quit, whereas dissatisfied union workers tend to remain in their jobs and express their...

This study, using individual worker data on janitors taken from the 1985–2001 Current Population Survey and industry injury data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, examines whether compensation for working in a high-risk work environment contributes to the relatively high wage rates of...