This study analyses the effects of trade unions’ presence in workplaces and union membership on workers’ overall life satisfaction. We estimate a correlated random effects panel ordered probit model using the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study. While the presence of unions increases the probability of reporting a higher level of overall life satisfaction, union membership has no effect. These effects exist only for healthy men who are employed on a permanent contract. Finally, we show that unions’ effects on life satisfaction have four mediating channels—job satisfaction, social security, real wage and fringe benefits.

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韩国工会与工人的生活满意度

这项研究分析了工会在工作场所的存在和工会会员资格对工人的整体生活满意度的影响。我们使用韩国劳动和收入调查小组研究估计了相关的随机效应小组有序概率模型。虽然工会的存在增加了报告更高水平的总体生活满意度的可能性，但工会会员资格没有影响。这些影响仅对以永久合同雇用的健康男性存在。最后，我们证明了工会对生活满意度的影响具有四个中介渠道：工作满意度，社会保障，实际工资和附带福利。