This paper presents a decomposition of the decline in union density into structural and within sector components using CPS data for private sector workers. We find that 58 to 68 percent of the decline in private sector unionization between 1973 and 1981 can be accounted for by structural changes...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. THE PURPOSE AND METHOD OF THE STUDY -- II. THE ECONOMIC SETTING -- III. THE CARPET WORKERS LOSE THEIR UNIONS -- IV. THE UPHOLSTERY WEAVERS FACE AN ECONOMIC CRISIS -- V. THE HOSIERY WORKERS EXPERIMENT WITH NEW TACTICS -- VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS --...

This paper presents a decomposition of the decline in union density into structural and within sector components using CPS data for private sector workers. We find that 58 to 68 percent of the decline in private sector unionization between 1973 and 1981 can be accounted for by structural changes...