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Title: Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Unionization in Direct Care Occupations

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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ISSN: 15410048

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307022

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PMID: 36223582

Abstract: Objectives. The goal of this study was to measure unionization in the direct care workforce and the relationship between unionization and earnings, looking closely at differences across race/ethnicity and gender. Methods. Using data from the Current Population Survey from 2010 to 2020, we first used logit analyses to predict the probability of unionization among direct care workers across race/ethnicity and gender. We then measured the relationship between unionization and weekly earnings. Results. We found that male (12%) and Black (14%) direct care workers were most likely to be unionized, followed by Hispanic and other direct care workers of color. Unionized direct care workers earn wages that are about 7.8% higher than nonunionized workers, but unionized workers of color earn lower rewards for unionization compared with White direct care workers. Conclusions. Unions are a mechanism for improving job quality in direct care work, and protecting workers' rights to unionize and participate in collective bargaining equitably may be a way to stabilize and grow the direct care workforce. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(11):1676-1684. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307022).

Url: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307022?role=tab

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Authors: Dill, Janette; Tanem, Jill

Periodical (Full): American journal of public health

Issue: 11

Volume: 112

Pages: 1676-1684

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity

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