Disability and the Unionized Workplace

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Ameri, Mason, Ali, Mohammad, Schur, Lisa, Kruse, Douglas L
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Disability; Employment; People with disabilities; Workers with disabilities; United States > US

The employment of people with disabilities has received significant attention, but little is known about how unions affect their employment experiences. To address this, we analyze monthly U.S. Current Population Survey (CPS) data from 2009 through 2017 and find that the unionization rate declined m...