TY  - JOUR
AU  - Holmes,Thomas J.
AU  - Walrath,Michael
TI  - Dynamics of Union Organizations: A Look at Gross Flows in the LORS Files
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 13212
PY  - 2007
Y2  - July 2007
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13212
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13212.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Thomas J. Holmes
Department of Economics
University of Minnesota
4-101 Hanson Hall
1925 Fourth Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: 612/625-4512
Fax: 612/624-0209
E-Mail: holmes@umn.edu

Michael Walrath
Department of Economics, Univ. of Minn
1035 Heller Hall, 271 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
E-Mail: walrath@econ.umn.edu
AB  - This paper examines the membership dynamics of union local organizations.  The analysis links across time the reports labor organizations file as part of the Labor Organization Reporting System (LORS).  Analogous to findings in the labor dynamics literature, we find substantial reallocation of membership across locals.  While overall there is net decline, there is significant positive gross membership creation for some local organizations.
ER  -