THE SALARY EFFECT OF FACULTY UNIONISM IN CANADA

Despite the fact that the faculty at most universities in Canada are o rganized, there has been little investigation of the impact of unioniz ation on Canadian faculty compensation. The results of this analysis o f data collected from Statistics Canada publications and other sources for the period 1972-91 suggest an average salary premium of between 2 % and 3% for faculty beloning to a certified bargaining unit, compared to nonunionized faculty. So-called ''special plans,'' private agreeme nts under which faculty associations annually negotiate salaries and o ther terms of employment but are denied the right to strike, appear to have had a similar effect on salaries.