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...

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 complaints...