Do workers perceive high wage settlements of craft unions as fair?
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In: Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 24, No. 15, 02.09.2017, p. 1093-1096.
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T1 - Do workers perceive high wage settlements of craft unions as fair?
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
AU - Stephan, Gesine
AU - Dütsch, Matthias
AU - Struck, Olaf
PY - 2017/9/2
Y1 - 2017/9/2
N2 - In recent years, Germany has experienced an increasing impact of craft unions that negotiate high wage increases for the occupations they represent. This article analyses under which conditions workers perceive such over-proportional wage increases for occupational groups represented by craft unions as (rather) fair. We use a vignette approach, asking respondents for their fairness perceptions of several hypothetical scenarios. The results show that perceptions depend on the burdens of the occupational group, the size of the wage increase, information policies and potential consequences for other groups. These findings are in line with social and organizational justice theories about equity and informational justice.
AB - In recent years, Germany has experienced an increasing impact of craft unions that negotiate high wage increases for the occupations they represent. This article analyses under which conditions workers perceive such over-proportional wage increases for occupational groups represented by craft unions as (rather) fair. We use a vignette approach, asking respondents for their fairness perceptions of several hypothetical scenarios. The results show that perceptions depend on the burdens of the occupational group, the size of the wage increase, information policies and potential consequences for other groups. These findings are in line with social and organizational justice theories about equity and informational justice.
KW - Chemistry
KW - collective contracts
KW - Craft unions
KW - fairness perceptions
KW - vignette study
KW - wage increases
KW - Craft unions
KW - collective contracts
KW - wage increases
KW - vignette study
KW - fairness perception
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84996538602&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2016.1257207
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2016.1257207
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84996538602
VL - 24
SP - 1093
EP - 1096
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
SN - 1350-4851
IS - 15
ER -