The Effect of Public Sector Labor laws on Collective Bargaining, Wages, and Employment

This paper examines the effect of the different legal environments for bargaining faced by public employees across the states on wage and employment outcomes for union and nonunion employees, and also on the extent of bargaining, using cross-section, within-city, and longitudinal analyses based on a newly-derived data set on public sector labor laws. We find that: (1) the legal environment is a significant determinant of the probability of collective bargaining coverage; (2) collective bargaining coverage raises wages and employment for covered employees; (3) a more favorable legal environment increases wages for all employees, but substantially reduces employment for employees not covered by a contract, while slightly reducing employment for employees who are covered by a contract. We also find evidence of significant spillovers of union wage effects to non-covered departments. We conclude by focusing on the effects of two specific legal provisions - arbitration and strike permitted clauses - on wages and employment.

Digitally Embedded Librarianship: Adding Library Instruction to LMS Courses

Clemson University has traditionally focused on the on-campus experience and believed that every student should “get Clemson dirt on their shoes.” But the University has begun placing more emphasis on online instruction and teaching, culminating with the first E-Learning Day in the Fall of 2019. This poster highlights the efforts of a librarian focused on supporting online instruction through embedding in courses within the University’s learning management system. It offers a definition for Digitally Embedded Librarianship, best practices for getting embedded, and shares feedback from course instructors