Using data from the European Social Survey (2002–14), this article explores the effect of union membership on support for redistribution. The authors hypothesize that the wage-bargaining practices of unions promote egalitarian distributive norms, which lead union members to support redistribution, and that this effect is strongest among high-wage workers. Consistent with the authors’ expectations, the empirical analysis shows that the solidarity effect of union membership is strongest when unions encompass a very large share of the labor force or primarily organize low-wage workers. The authors also show that low-wage workers have become a significantly less important union constituency in many European countries over the time period covered by the analysis.

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当代欧洲的团结工会主义和对再分配的支持

本文使用欧洲社会调查 (2002-14) 的数据，探讨了工会成员对支持再分配的影响。作者假设工会的工资谈判实践促进了平等主义的分配规范，这导致工会成员支持再分配，并且这种影响在高薪工人中最为强烈。与作者的预期一致，实证分析表明，当工会包含很大一部分劳动力或主要组织低工资工人时，工会成员的团结效应最强。作者还表明，在分析所涵盖的时间段内，低工资工人在许多欧洲国家已成为一个显着不那么重要的工会选区。